WBA would have been happy with a draw. Just about every United fan knew they WBA was going to fortify the back line.The message Mou should have made from the start is to get an early goal. You need to get your wide players engaged,go to the by line and put in a decent cross into the six yard area or the perimeter for someone to shoot. None of this happened. Lingaard, probably the player with the best shooting technique was on the bench.
What United did was put in some high hopeful balls which the defenders cleared easily. It was deja vu ala Moyes style. To start Herrera who is essentially more defensive than attacking and Matic,a DM says alot about Mou's cautious approach. In short, the players do not have that desire to win, played without urgency (holiday football some might say) and the setup for attacking football just wasn't there.