Louis van Gaal's men dominated the game against the Baggies at Old Trafford but could not break a resolute away defence down as they escaped with all three points.Tony Pulis admits that West Brom got the luck they needed to beat Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday.Chris Brunt's deflected free-kick, which took a wicked deflection off Jonas Olsson, proved decisive as the Baggies ran out 1-0 winners to condemn United to their third straight Premier League defeat.
United dominated the game from the off - boasting almost 80 per cent possession - but were unable to break Pulis' men down, with Robin van Persie seeing a second-half penalty saved by the in-form Boaz Myhill.And Pulis concedes that West Brom were fortunate to escape with a victory that all but secures their top-flight status for another season.To come here, you have to be resilient, you have to be well set-up," said the head coach.We worked very hard this week to make sure people were in the right spots to stop United from penetrating.You still need a bit of luck and we had that - we had the run of the ball.Beating United at Old Trafford is brilliant and something the players will take on board. It's a great three points [but] now we move on. We've got three very tough games left.The fact 50-60% of the players in the team came here and won last year certainly gave us a psychological edge.Myhill capped an outstanding performance in the West Brom goal with his penalty save from Van Persie, and Pulis feels it would have been an injustice had the Dutchman scored.Referee Anthony Taylor pointed to the spot after Saido Berahino blocked Antonio Valencia's cross with his arm, even though the official's assistant gave a corner."It wasn't a penalty, that was very disappointing. It was a yard outside the box," Pulis added.
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