West Brom's gameplan did not change at the start of the second period as they continued to sit deep and invite pressure from Man United, who were driven forward by a vocal home support. West Brom failed to register a single shot on target in the opening 45 minutes of action at Old Trafford, but Tony Pulis's side restricted Man United to very little down the other end as the two teams entered the half-time break at 0-0. Martial had another half-chance on the half-hour mark after meeting a deep cross from Antonio Valencia, but after getting up above Dawson, the former AS Monaco forward could only drop his header wide of Foster's post. Lingard was the player making things happen for the Red Devils and a teasing cross into the West Brom box at the mid-point of the first period was crying out for a touch, but neither Martial nor Henrikh Mkhitaryan could make contact.
The first half-chance of the match came for Man United in the 10th minute when Jesse Lingard controlled a loose ball just inside the West Brom box, but the England international could only fire his effort into the stands.įour minutes later, Ashley Young had the chance to test Ben Foster after a loose header from Craig Dawson had fallen to the left-back, but his effort was comfortable for the Baggies goalkeeper.Īnthony Martial was next to come close for the home side in the 19th minute after a smart pass from Lingard had released the attacker, but the Frenchman's low effort was deflected wide of the far post as a tight match remained goalless.
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