Reds bagged out on home turf

Manchester United were beaten 1-0 by West Brom this morning at Old Trafford, despite dominating the game, and a top-four finish in the Barclays Premier League, and by extension Loser van Gaal's job, remains in the balance. Chris Brunt's free-kick deflected off Jonas Olsson to stun Old Trafford and Robin van Persie passed up a golden opportunity to equalise when his penalty was saved by Boaz Myhill, and the keeper was magnificent throughout. On-field discipline was nearly as magnificent with just one player receiving a yellow card. But what wasn't magnificent was the Reds' performance. This is the third consecutive clean sheet against the Reds. Even more importantly, there is a clause in LVG's contract stating that if the Reds don't finish in the top four, then they can sack him. David Moyes had a similar clause in his contract. Even if they can't win the Premiership, they can still finish in the top four if LVG starts pulling his weight.