As for the home side, former United defender Jonny Evans looks sure to miss out with a hamstring injury and Chris Brunt is set to be sidelined for six weeks with a knee injury.
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West Brom and Pulis relish the chance to test themselves against the best in the division, their home form is strong, and they have taken seven points from the last nine available.
Only against Chelsea (14) have West Brom lost more Premier League games than versus Manchester United (13).
“Louis van Gaal is a fantastic coach and there is a lot of stuff I really liked under him”.
Manchester United named their fourth youngest starting XI in Premier League history in their last game against Watford (23 years, 222 days old on average).
United came into the game buoyed by four wins in a row in all competitions, but their task at The Hawthorns was made far tougher when Juan Mata picked up the first Premier League red card of his career with two quick-fire bookings in the first half. Van Gaal will provide an update on the fitness of his players in his press conference on Friday. “They only had a couple of shots and they scored”, King said.
It was Van Gaal who offloaded the centre-back for a bargain price to the Baggies, but Evans says there is no bad blood between the pair.
Albion go into the clash with United in decent form and, Tony Pulis reckons, carrying much more of a cutting edge.
The Baggies have kept just one clean sheet in their 19 Premier League games against the Red Devils.
West Brom provisional squad: Foster, Myhill, Gamboa, Pocognoli, McAuley, Olsson, Chester, Dawson, Sandro, Pritchard, Fletcher, Yacob, McClean, Sessegnon, Gardner, Rondon, Berahino, Lambert, Anichebe.
“I feel fortunate I have had the chance to work with him because I do think that myself, and every other player there, will have learned something from him”.
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In the first game of season, played at Old Trafford, Manchester United celebrated 2:0 with goals from Lingard and Mata. Getting up to and over that 40 mark for any side in the bottom half of the table is always a huge relief and although they are not a side who look like relegation candidates it will be a good feeling nonetheless.
