Manager hits out at £250m transfer failures during Man Utd clash with West Brom



Tony Pulis (right) oversaw a 1-0 win for West Brom at Old Trafford last season

MANCHESTER UNITED have under achieved against "lower opposition" since Louis van Gaal took over as manager, claims West Brom boss Tony Pulis.

 

United beat Albion 2-0 today having lost their last two home meetings with Pulis' side.

That is despite Van Gaal spending over £250million since his arrival at Old Trafford in the summer of 2014, while previous manager David Moyes also spent big on players.

And Pulis expressed his surprise that United have previously struggled against the Baggies ahead of kick off.

"To be honest, a club that spends £250m really should be winning games against teams lower than them," Pulis told Sky Sports.

"If they play well and to their potential and everything is going for them it's difficult to stop them.

"For the previous two years that hasn't happened - we've got results and that's what's great about the Premier League."

 

 

Van Gaal spent over £100m in the summer on six new players, with Anthony Martial (£36m + £22m in add ons) and Memphis Depay (£25m) his two most expensive arrivals.

Heading into today's fixture United were undefeated at home since West Brom nicked a 1-0 win at Old Trafford at the back end of last season.