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West Brom v Manchester United

  • 14:00 GMT on Sky Sports Premier League
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“Manchester United. I still can’t work them out.”

That’s how I started last week’s preview. Since then the Red Devils have thrown away two leads in a 3-3 draw with Everton and stuttered and stumbled to an extra-time win against West Ham in the FA Cup.

Don’t get me wrong, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are second in the Premier League table for a reason, and they’re playing some of the best football at Old Trafford since Sir Alex Ferguson left.

But I just wish I knew where I stood with them. Against West Brom, are they going to hit top gear like they did in their record-equalling 9-0 win over Southampton? Or will we see a repeat of the horror show that was their loss to bottom-side Sheffield United last month?

. But in front of West Brom’s backline I believe he'll easily canter to three goal-bound efforts.

He was used as a substitute in United last game in the cup, I expect him to return to the number nine position in this one.

I’m struggling to find much value elsewhere which is usually the case for one-sided fixtures. If you are after a Hollywood bet though then how about Matheus Pereira to score first at 16/1 with BoyleSports.

The Brazilian has twice as many goals as the next highest scorer for the Baggies this season and is on penalty and free-kick duties too. If anybody was to break the deadlock for the hosts, it’d be him.

Score prediction: West Brom 0-2 Man Utd


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