Zlatan double downs West Brom

A Zlatan Ibrahimovic double was enough for Manchester United to see off West Brom 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday evening.

The striker – who has now scored seven goals in his last five league appearances – netted at the start of each half, nodding home in the fifth minute before scoring his second 11 minutes into the second period. 

Wayne Rooney was denied the chance to equalise Sir Bobby Charlton’s United record scoring tally by the crossbar in the first half, with West Brom offering little in terms of a reply.

United remain sixth but have now pulled away from the chasing pack – with the Baggies leading the charge in seventh – and are now level on 30 points with fifth-placed Tottenham. 

The visitors did not waste their time in getting on the scoresheet, striking with less than five minutes on the clock. Jesse Lingard showed his pace on the wing, getting away down the right flank to send a pin-point cross into the box which found the head of Ibrahimovic to nod home.

Craig Dawson cleared another dangerous right-wing cross from the path of Wayne Rooney three minutes later, before West Brom went close at the other end but no one was at the back post to meet a darting Chris Brunt corner.

Rooney remains one goal away from Charlton’s club record 249 goals, but went close to nabbing the equalising goal in the 24th minute. Paul Pogba slid …

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