Man Utd V West Brom Barclays Premier League Match 28 -September 2013. Manchester United striker Robin van Persie is available, having returned to training following a groin problem.
Midfielder Tom Cleverley is also in contention despite missing the win against Liverpool with a knee injury.Watch Man Utd V West Brom Live, Watch Man Utd V West Brom Live Stream, Watch Man Utd V West Brom Free Live Stream, Watch Man Utd V West Brom Online, Watch Man Utd V West Brom Online Free, Man Utd V West Brom Live, Man Utd V West Brom live stream Online.
West Brom are hopeful Victor Anichebe and Nicolas Anelka will be available despite minor knocks.
Claudio Yacob should be fit after recovering from a dead leg, but fellow midfielder Chris Brunt (groin) is set to miss a third successive game.
MATCH PREVIEW
David Moyes knew that his first season would be a game of Snakes and Ladders played out in the full glare of the media.
With every throw of the dice his decisions will be compared to those of Sir Alex Ferguson, and for the first few months critics will claim the club is on the slide whenever points are dropped.
Manchester United occupy their lowest September league position for five years. But good managers don't turn bad overnight - Moyes' side will challenge for the title in the spring.
For now though, the champions need to exorcise the ghosts of derby day, when they were feeble for the first hour.
Ferguson always maintained that being a United player was about more than just wearing the shirt on match days. The pressure is immense. Some buckle. Now it is time to stand up and be counted.
Wayne Rooney did just that last weekend. He looks good right now with four goals in as many games. But without a fit Robin van Persie, United look short of ideas up front.
They've never had a problem in that area over the years against the Baggies. The Red Devils have scored 37 goals in 14 Premier League meetings, and have not lost this fixture at home since Tony "Bomber" Brown bagged a couple for the visitors in a famous 5-3 win in 1978.
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The sides also drew 5-5 on the final day of last season but I can't see another high-scoring affair given Steve Clarke's side have only conceded five goals in seven games this term.
But I can foresee a few problems for the home defence. Stephane Sessegnon and Morgan Amalfitano have started promisingly, Shane Long is always a willing worker and Nicolas Anelka has a few old scores to settle.
At best, they could nick a point. Old Trafford will be nervy after the derby debacle and the grumbling about Moyes from some knee-jerk reactive fans may get louder before it's quietened.
But it wouldn't surprise me at all if West Brom suffer a stinging United backlash. Home win for me.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
West Brom have never beaten Manchester United in the Premier League (D3, L11).
The Red Devils are unbeaten in their last 18 league games against the Baggies, whose last win in this fixture was 2-0 at The Hawthorns in March 1984.
However, West Brom did beat United in a League Cup tie on home turf in 2003.
Manchester United
Defeat on Saturday would leave United with their lowest ever points tally after six games of a Premier League season, and would represent their worst top-flight start since 1989-90.
A draw would make this the Red Devils' poorest start since 2002-03. That season they claimed eight points from their opening six games but still went on to win the title.
The 4-1 defeat by Manchester City was the first time the Red Devils have lost a league or cup game by more than one goal since a 3-0 loss at Newcastle in January 2012.
Michael Carrick has made 26 interceptions this season, eight more than any other Premier League player.
West Bromwich Albion
Victory against Sunderland last weekend gave the Baggies their first victory in nine league games (W1, D3, L5).
Stephane Sessegnon became only the third player to score on his Premier League debut in a match against the club they had just left. The other two were Ipswich's Ian Marshall (against Oldham in 1993) and Sunderland's Stern John (versus Birmingham in 2007).
Three of Albion's four league goals this season have arrived in the final 15 minutes of matches.