Jesse Lingard and Romelu Lukaku celebrate
Jesse Lingard and Romelu Lukaku celebrate

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Manchester United: Narrow win for Red Devils


Manchester United survived a late scare to clinch a 2-1 victory at West Brom.

Romelu Lukaku's 15th goal of the season and Jesse Lingard's deflected effort secured the victory at The Hawthorns.

The Red Devils were made to sweat after Gareth Barry's second-half strike but held on, and once again they sit 11 points behind Premier League leaders Manchester City.

Albion at least scored their first goal under Alan Pardew but remain second bottom, now two points from safety after extending their winless league run to 16 games.

United can be backed at 22/1 in Sky Bet's Premier League title odds.

West Brom are on offer at 11/8 to go down.

Story of the odds

Sky Bet reported two notable RequestABet winners...

  • Manchester Utd to win, both teams to score, 6+ West Brom corners and 30+ Manchester United booking points at 33/1
  • Romelu Lukaku and Jesse Lingard to score, Manchester United to win and 30+ Manchester United booking points at 22/1
Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford celebrate
Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford celebrate

Post-match reaction

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is not reading anything into Romelu Lukaku's refusal to celebrate his goal.

Mourinho said on Sky Sports: "I didn't celebrate too and nobody was happier than me."

Lukaku spent a successful season on loan at West Brom in 2012-2013 and Mourinho added: "I think also Romelu had the fact he was a happy kid at West Bromwich Albion."

West Brom boss Alan Pardew admitted he got his team selection wrong, saying he should have freshened it up after the midweek draw at Liverpool.

"The team I picked in hindsight was not the right team," he said. "I should have picked some fresh legs in there. I should have maybe made two or three changes.

"We just had a lack of energy and I have to take some blame for that."

Jose Mourinho and Alan Pardew
Jose Mourinho and Alan Pardew

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