“It won’t be an easy match”, he explains.
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Anthony Martial limped off the Wembley pitch after starting for France in the defeat to England, and the forward is facing a battle to be ready for Saturday’s game, while there is also a doubt surrounding the fitness of Marouane Fellaini. “It’s the club where I started and learnt my trade and, hopefully, it’ll be a nice reception”, the 30-year-old told United’s official website.
How many points will Manchester United pick up from their next four Premier League matches? “A lot of people wrote them off at the start of the season but they’re a team that works hard and gets players on the ball, and they score goals”.
“They are an awesome team with a very good coach in van Gaal, but we have the opportunity to show again that we are ready to play against a big team”.
United fans were left frustrated during the global break as Michael Carrick was stretchered off at Wembley with an ankle injury, but he should be back in action sooner than expected after initial report suggested he would be out for six weeks.
– Wayne Rooney has scored three goals in two appearances against Watford.
Arsenal are tied at the top of the table with Manchester City and are only two points ahead of fourth-placed Manchester United. He needs one more goal to become United’s outright second goalscorer in all competitions.
Watford haven’t been great at home recently, having only won once in their last three matches at Vicarage Road.
Van Gaal has come under fire for his rather conservative approach but no one can deny United look more solid in defence and while the free-flowing football normally associated with the club is not there yet, the results have kept on coming.
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For a side that is still settling into the top flight under new manager Quique Sanchez Flores, Watford have worked wonders and have exceeded expectations as they look to establish themselves as a Premier League club.
