This weekend, Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion will meet up for a game that feels increasingly pointless. United are more or less secure in the UEFA Champions League spots, and it would take a miracle to avoid an Albion relegation. What do we expect, then?
Home News
The home team comes into this one with a bit of a spring in their step. The 3-2 comeback at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City might just offer fresh impetus to a United team that looked out of sync with their manager.
The impressive return to form of Alexis Sanchez and Paul Pogba will play a key role in United getting something from this. While beating West Brom is hardly a major achievement in this season, United should have more than enough to dominate here without much issue.
Away News
West Brom come to Old Trafford with very little to play for. More or less already down, it would be hard to imagine anything other than a comprehensive United win. They simply lack the credentials to do the damage needed at Old Trafford. With the defence, usually so resolute, even looking so easy to breach now, there’s little to say about this West Brom side from a positive sense.
They lack in more or less every department, with a dour midfield and a patchy forward pairing who don’t seem to work together.
Verdict
It’s hard to call anything other than a United win in this one. West Brom are awful, and come into this one with a solitary draw in six. They have a shocking record this season, and would be utterly reliant on Craig Dawson and Ahmed Hegazi to do them a favour and keep out Lukaku and co. We can’t see it at this moment in time.