Troy Deeney has quietly and selflessly been outstanding for Watford so far this season and will be hoping to burst into the limelight with a big performance and a goal against United on Saturday.
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Watford haven’t been great at home recently, having only won once in their last three matches at Vicarage Road.
At Watford, the Spanish coach has turned a slightly surreal bunch of Football League journeymen and exotic imports into an extremely well-drilled unit, alternating between a 4-2-3-1 and the good old two banks-of-four of a 4-4-2.
With a new attacking lineup composed of Lingard, Mata, and Anthony Martial, the Red Devil’s scoring chances had improved and it looks like they will continue to do wonders in this game versus the Hornets.
Manchester United are in for a tough time of it at Watford this weekend according to Ashley Young.
– Wayne Rooney has scored three goals in two appearances against Watford.
The 30-year-old Hornets academy graduate has fond memories of life at Vicarage Road, where he played for over 10 years, and is excited to see a few familiar faces when he returns with the visiting Red Devils for Saturday’s clash.
Louis van Gaal’s charges have now gone five games in all competitions without conceding a goal (555 mins); they last enjoyed a longer run of clean sheets between the end of 04/05 and start of 05/06 (six games in total).
Manchester United appear to have solved their problems at the back.
Paul Merson believes Manchester United will fail to win at Watford.
“We’re underdogs in the Premier League so we have to fight to keep the team up”.
Watford have managed just two wins compared to United’s ten, in fact the last time United didn’t win this fixture was back in 1986.
The club’s Player of the Month for October limped off in the closing stages of England’s defeat to Spain and was an unused substitute for the subsequent global match with France, sparking suggestions he could be a doubt for United’s game against the Hornets.
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For United, the long-term injured Luke Shaw is joined on the sidelines by Michael Carrick and Antonio Valencia.
