Tomasz Kuszczak turned out to be the hero for West Brom as he kept them in it with s string of superb saves although United still should have won this game.

Cristiano Ronaldo curls over the corner but John O'Shea's header from the six yard box goes over.

Rooney curls a free kick over the wall and towards the top corner but Tomasz Kuszczak tips it behind.

Ryan Giggs lays a free kick off to Scholes who clatters his shot against the post from 25 yards out.

West Brom make another change and replace Zoltan Gera with Junichi Inamoto.

United feed Saha on the edge of the box and he lays the bnall off to Rooney but his curling effort is palmed away by the keeper.

Both teams are going for the win and the game is getting stretched as the play switches from end to end.

The ball breaks to Rooney in midfield and he tries an ambitious lob from the half way line but Kuszczak saves easily.

Scholes picks out Saha magnificently and his cross is flicked impudently by Rooney but the keeper makes a comfortable save.

United keep the ball and work space for Scholes but his attempted chip is skewed high and wide.

United work the ball out to Brown and his cross is headed out to Scholes but his shot is diverted wide by Ronaldo.

United make a triple change and replace Neville, Smith and Kleberson with Scholes, Saha and Rooney.

West Brom make another change and erplace Geoff Horsfield with Nwankwo Kanu.

United feel harshly treated to by the penalty award particularly as it was West Brom's first shot on target.

Robert Earnshaw steps up and coolly slots home the spot kick sending Carroll the wrong way.

Geoff Horsfield goes down under a challenge from O'Shea and the referee awards a penalty.

Ronaldo takes Phil Neville's through ball down well and he beats the onrushing keeper with his shot but it goes the wrong side of the post.

West Brom have certainly come into it more in this half but as they push more men forward they aer leaving themselves open at the back.

Phil Neville gives the ball away in midfield and Gera latches onto it and surges forward but his shot goes high into the stands.

Fortune gets to the bi-line and pulls the ball back for Kleberson but his drilled first time effort shaves the crossbar.

John O'Shea's back header sells Carroll short but the keeper does well to block Campbell's header.

United break forward again and feed Kleberson on the edge of the box but his shot is saved by the keeper.

Robert Earnshaw breaks foward and tries an ambitious curler but it goes way off target.

Alan Smith slides in to block Thomas Gaardsoe's clearance but catches the defender and earns a booking.

There are no changes at the break and West Bromwich Albion get the game restarted.

United have totally dominated this half and will wonder how they are not further ahead as West Brom have offered nothing.

Ryan Giggs puts in another teasing cross from the left but Alan Smith's header is saved by Tomasz Kuszczak.

O'SHea clips a great ball into the West Brom box but an unmarked Ferdinand mishits his attempted volley.

United work the ball again and feed Kleberson but his 25 yard drive does not trouble the keeper.

Ronaldo crosses the ball from the left and the ball deflects to Fortune but his 25 yard drive is always rising.

O'Shea's cross to the far post is headed down by Kleberson but Ronaldo's shot from 6 yards is blocked by the keeper.

The corner falls to Ronaldo at the far post and he cuts inside Clement and lets fly but again the keeper makes the save.

Brown plays the ball through for Ronaldo in the box who chips the ball to the far post but Fortune's divind header is tipped behind by the keeper.

Fortune clips the ball into Giggs who nods back for Ronaldo but the ball doesn't come down and the volley goes over.

O'Shea clips the ball over the top and Giggs beats Kuszczak to the ball but from a very tight angle his shot goes across the face.

Ronaldo whips over a great cross from the right but Alan Smith can't direct his header on target.

United are playing some great stuff now and find Giggs in space in the box but is shot is parried behind by Tomasz Kuszczak.

Ronaldo works some magic down the right to find space but his drileld shot-cum-cross evades everyone.

United break forward again but Giggs' shot is blocked and Smith's follow up is scrambled behind.

Russell Hoult appears to have picked up an injury and is replaced by Tomasz Kuszczak.

Ryan Giggs takes the free kick early and curls the ball into the far corner with the keeper stranded.

Ronaldo nods down for Smith who turns insde Gaardsoe but is upended to earn a free kick in a dangerous area.

Ronaldo surges down the left flank and puts in a great cross that comes off Clement's head and goes just wide.

Kleberson turns inside Clement beautifully but his cross intended for Smith is cut out well by Gaardsoe.

West Brom are playing with three strikers but so far have not had the ball long enough to create anything.

Ryan Giggs whips over a corner from the right and Smith rises highest but doesn't get enough on it and the ball goes wide.

Ronaldo and Neville work the ball across to Fortune who lets fly from 25 yards but Hoult palms his shot over.

United are beginning to enjoy more of the ball as West Brom aer guilty of giving the ball away.

Ronaldo beats two West Brom defenders and tries to fire his shot across Hoult but the keeper gets down well and makes the save.

Ronaldo does well down the left flank and plays the ball back to Kleberson but his shot is weak and straight at Hoult.

It has been a lively start to the game with both teams looking to attack.

Manchester United get the game underway.