West Brom 1-2 Manchester United - 5 Talking Points

#4 Alan Pardew finally get his men to score for him but that's about it

Difficult times

As a team flirting with rock bottom and fighting a battle nobody wants to be fighting, you could excuse Pardew for prioritizing substance over style. Almost all of their attacks came down the left flank and Rondon was continually let down by the quality of service.

McLean and Gibbs whose prerogative was to motor down the left flank had 2 things to do- firstly, push Valencia on the backfoot and provide good service into the area. While they were moderately successful in doing the former, the Ecuadorian's tenacity proved too difficult to bridle.

Rondon put in a shift going forward but there wasn't much to work with as far as he was concerned. But as United sat back and opened the door for nerves, West Brom started committing more bodies forward and nearly reaped the reward for their industry.