Watford came up short against Leicester City, 1-2, at the King Power Stadium on November 7th as the Foxes’ built an early 2-0 lead that the Hornets could not overcome, as reported by BBC Sport.
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The Hornets have kept three clean sheets in their last five home games, drawing 0-0 with Southampton and beating Swansea and West Ham United. “We played together in the Championship, he scored 21 goals and I scored 20 last season”.
Manchester United return to action on Saturday at Watford, knowing that victory in the weekend’s first Barclays Premier League fixture would claim top spot in the table. My team has been pushing in every game.
On the other hand, United have failed to find the back of the net in three of their last five top-flight games.
United fans were also eagerly anticipating any news surrounding Smalling, who appeared to get injured in England’s game against Spain last week.
Since debuting for Manchester United in January 2014, Juan Mata has been involved in more Premier League goals than any other player at the club (30).
United had not been beaten in their last four matches while Watford split its last four.
The prediction is a 3-1 victory for Manchester United.
The Red Devils have been blighted by injuries in recent days and today the club confirmed Anthony Martial, Wayne Rooney, Antonio Valencia, Marouane Fellaini and Michael Carrick would all miss the trip to the capital.
Paddy McNair and long-term absentee Luke Shaw both remain on the sidelines, with Shaw continuing his rehabilitation from a broken leg.
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Watford are likely to be without Jose Manuel Jurado, who has a hamstring injury, and also Sebastian Prodl, who suffered a calf injury while playing for Austria.
