Bruno Fernandes 8, Marcus Rashford 6; Branislav Ivanovic 6: Manchester United v West Bromwich Albion player ratings

United claim first home win this season with big help from VAR

MANCHESTER UNITED RATINGS: David de Gea, 7: Couple of top saves and a clean sheet to end a week where he was overlooked by Spain as they hammered Germany. No issue with United’s goalkeeper. His crossbar saved him, though. AP

Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 6: Effective defending, less so in attack, but no real problems with United’s defence. Getty

Harry Maguire, 7: Decent in air and interceptions. Increasingly in attacking positions against a team which had only lost one of previous five at Old Trafford and unlucky to lose this one. Getty

Victor Lindelof, 7: Fine. The goals have stopped being leaked and he’s been one of United’s better players after a ropey start to the season. Getty

Alex Telles, 6: Saw a lot of the ball in an energetic Premier League debut after he returned from Brazil…though he tried to put the ball back there from a corner. Aimed to reach Argentina with a second effort from a corner. Reuters

Fred, 6: Set up perfectly by Martial to get a second goal, but passed the ball on. AP

Nemanja Matic, 6: More touches than any player, but some sloppy passes. Nutmegged by Pereira in first half. AP

Juan Mata, 6: Started four of last five Premier League games. Not as effective as in cup games when he’s played well, but shot led to penalty. EPA

Bruno Fernandes, 8: Shouted for ball, came deep for the ball, looked the most dangerous with the ball. Everything goes through him. Sublime ball for Mata in first half, then lucky not to have penalty awarded against him at start of second. Had his own penalty saved, then scored the retake for his 7th goal of the season. Made six key passes. No other United player made more than one. PA

Marcus Rashford,. 6: Not enough. His best goalscoring chance superbly saved by Johnstone, but quiet. EPA

Anthony Martial, 6: Early shot well saved by Johnstone, but he should have scored. Nice movement and dribbles later on, but as with Rashford, needs to properly get going. Reuters

SUBS: Edinson Cavani,.7: Non-stop running, fantastic movement. Getty

Donny van de Beek, N/A: Surprised he didn’t start with Pogba out. Reuters

Scott McTominay, N/A: Decent cameo. Getty

WEST BROM RATINGS: Sam Johnstone, 8: The ex-United man thwarted his old employers with a series of stunning stops, including a strong keep out Anthony Martial and a wonder-save to deny Marcus Rashford, but he was cruelly beaten from the spot by Bruno Fernandes at the second attempt. Getty

Branislav Ivanovic, 6: Still going strong at 36, the Serbian grabbed a few goals during his time at Chelsea but he couldn’t emulate that success on this occasion, heading his effort comfortably over the bar as a rare corner for the visitors went begging. Reuters

Kyle Bartley, 7: West Brom’s skipper produced a commanding night’s work that included a series of important interventions. He was on hand to hook away a teasing low cross with Rashford lurking and showed a strong chin after taking a Harry Maguire piledriver full in the face. PA

Darnell Furlong, 7: Like Ajayi, he wasn’t afraid to carry the ball forward, but he became the latest victim of the ruthless new handball rule which regrettably cost his side a point. He responded well though and halted Martial with a remarkable challenge in stoppage time. EPA

Semi Ajayi, 6: The former Rotherham almost gifted the hosts the lead when his stray pass was intercepted by the scampering Harry Maguire on the half-way mark, but beyond that he produced another steady display. PA

Conor Townsend, 7: Showed excellent judgement to put himself in the right place to hook away Mata’s squared pass after remarkable play from Bruno Fernandes. He threatened to cause chaos at the other end too and forced a fantastic stop from David de Gea. PA

Romaine Sawyers, 6: Arguably his side’s quietest performer, he never really got going in a contest that, in truth, he had very little impact on. Getty

Conor Gallagher, 7: Another man who has already caught the eye this season, the Chelsea loanee arguably ran the show against Spurs and he impressed no end in the first-half here, picking the pocket of Fred before later combining well with Diangana.Getty

Grady Diangana, 6: He was involved in a neat passing exchange with Conor Gallagher but the Congo man saw his effort deflected behind by Aaron Wan-Bissaka. He started the second half brightly, but was withdrawn just past the hour-mark. AFP

Matheus Pereira, 7: The Baggies winger returned to the starting XI having missed the home tie against Spurs and he produced a delightful nutmeg and threaded pass to unleash Karlan Grant in the box, but survived a penalty shout after making contact with Martial. AP

Karlan Grant, 6: There can be no doubting his work ethic in a decent display, but he couldn’t quite finish off a superb move when his intelligent run ended with the forward drawing a smart save from De Gea low to the goalkeeper’s right. PA

SUBS: Filip Krovinovic, N/A: Brought on for Branislav Ivanovic as Slaven Bilic rolled the dice in a change that mirrored the lack of fear shown by his side in a positive performance, but he didn’t really have much time to make an impact. EPA

Hal Robson-Kanu, 6: Replaced Grady Diangana in a double-change in the 62nd minute, but the Wales international couldn’t rescue a point for his side. Getty

Callum Robinson, 6: The substitute has enjoyed a new lease of life this season and he almost struck a sensational equaliser when he rattled woodwork from distance with De Gea beaten comfortably. Getty

Two favourable video reviews helped Manchester United beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 for their first home win in the Premier League this season.

First, VAR overturned a penalty awarded to West Brom for a foul on Conor Gallagher by Bruno Fernandes.

Soon after, Fernandes stepped up to take a spot-kick after Darnell Furlong handled Juan Mata's cross. His first effort was saved by Sam Johnstone, but a replay showed the goalkeeper had come off his line, and the midfielder scored from the retake.

West Brom fought hard, with substitute Callum Robinson hitting the crossbar, and United goalkeeper David De Gea producing a good save to deny Conor Townsend.

The three points lifted United to ninth in the Premier League, seven points off leaders Tottenham.

It was United's first league victory of the season at Old Trafford, after a winless run that included defeat to Crystal Palace and a heavy loss to Tottenham.

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said: “It was important to get the first win at home. Delighted with the points. We know we can do better, but three points are three points and we got a clean sheet.

“The league this season, there are going to be ups and downs and inconsistency, unpredictable. The league is not really settling. It is very tight, it is very early on so points are more important than performances sometimes.”