West Brom vs. Manchester United: Alan Irvine, Louis Van Gaal Post-Match Reaction

Manchester United twice came back from a goal down to take a point from West Brom on Monday evening, with Marouane Fellaini and Daley Blind recording their first Premier League goals for the club to earn a 2-2 draw.    

The Baggies notched leads through Stephane Sessegnon and Saido Berahino, the latter netting his sixth goal of the campaign and boasting Man of the Match credentials for his part played in the result. 

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Louis van Gaal was especially disappointed to not have taken more from the match in what he called the most impressive Manchester United performance of the season so far, per the official Premier League Twitter account:

United's club account also published quotes from the boss in which he praised their ability to create opportunities, albeit without much end product:

The assessment was accurate, given that WhoScored.com shows the Red Devils had 22 shots compared to West Brom's eight, although only seven found their way on target.

United now lie in seventh, having taken 12 points so far this season, a tally which the Dutchman says is only half the amount he'd expected of his side, per Squawka:

Stan Collymore added comment from Van Gaal hinting at a lack of proper tools, the manager noting that he can only do so much without a "physical balance":

Given that his team twice let a lead slip against their opponents, Baggies boss Alan Irvine was also left understandably glum after the match.

His team move up one place into 14th with the point taken from Monday's fixture, and the tactician hailed United as "a top side":

In a strange twist, both teams can in a way be both happy and sad with a sharing of the spoils, Manchester United having had the bigger share of attacking chances but having to come back twice to get a result.

Next up for Van Gaal's men is the visit of Chelsea, the top scorers and leaders of the Premier League, who stand to continue their warpath at Old Trafford if they can find their feet next Sunday.

Van Gaal sees this display as the best of his tenure, but fans may not be as content with the standards when results are still lacking.