EPL: Red Devils face tricky West Brom

Man U vs. West Brom
Venue: Old Trafford
Kick off: 3PM

Manchester United will be looking to continue their charge for a Champions League place when they host West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford today.
Jose Mourinho’s side currently sit just four points adrift of the top four and could close that gap to just one should they overcome the mid-table Baggies today.
For the first time since early December, Manchester United will go into a gameweek not sitting in sixth place.
The Red Devils had been stuck in the same position for longer than Chelsea had been top of the Premier League table, but a 3-1 win over Middlesbrough before the international break saw them capitalise on Arsenal’s slip-up against West Brom to move fifth – having briefly dropped down to seventh a day previously.
United must make sure that they hold up their end of the bargain, though, and that may not be so straightforward considering they have drawn seven of their last 11 home league games and have only won five of their last 13.
Indeed, the Baggies themselves have a better home record than United this season despite Mourinho’s side being on a 23-match unbeaten run at Old Trafford across all competitions, stretching back to September.
It is now more than five months since United last tasted defeat in the Premier League home or away, but their league-high tally of seven draws in front of their own fans have accounted for far too many dropped points and far too much frustration for those supporters.
West Brom’s record away to the teams above them in the table is also poor, with five defeats from five and only one goal scored in that time.
However, having dented Arsenal’s top-four hopes last time out the Baggies will be full of belief that they can do the same to United this weekend and it is by no means beyond the realms of possibility for the visitors to pull off another shock.

Man U Possible XI: De Gea, Bailly, Rojo, Blind, Valencia, Carrick, Fellaini, Young, Mata, Rooney, Mkhitaryan.
West Brom Possible XI: Foster, Dawson, McAuley, Evans, Nyom, Chadli, Fletcher, Livermore, Brunt, McClean, Robson-Kanu.