Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United lost their third game in a row as they fell 1-3 to Watford at Vicarage Road.
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Rashford’s goal could not prevent United from suffering yet another defeat, after their first EPL loss of the season inflected by Manchester City and UEFA Europa League loss to Feyenoord.
– Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 18, 2016 Man United lose at Watford for first time in 30 years.
Etienne Capoue put Watford in front in the 34th minute despite strong suspicions of a foul by Miguel Britos on Anthony Martial but Marcus Rashford hauled United level after the hour.
But United never looked convincing, and they crumbled at the back in the 83rd minute as Juan Camilo Zuniga scored with his first touch less than a minute after coming on.
United are already lagging six points behind leaders Manchester City, and the feel-good factor following the three wins that marked the start of the Mourinho era has been completely erased. Their second goal was a mistake, that goes against our plan and our training. “I feel the first moment we had a defeat, a hard situation, some of the boys are having a bit of difficulty coping with the negativity”, Mourinho said. This is a tactical but also a mental attitude.
It is of course very early in the season and there is plenty of time for Mourinho and company to turn things around but Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool will be buoyed by their victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Friday.
“Luck will arrive when she thinks it’s the right moment to arrive and our individual and collective performance is where we have to improve”.
[Nordin] Amrabat receives the ball and our left-back [Shaw] is 25 metres from him instead of five.
‘We play game after game and try to give the best we have got, ‘ Zuniga added.
As they seek to respond to recent disappointments, United are away to third-tier opposition on Wednesday followed by a challenging assignment at home to title-holders Leicester on Saturday.
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“I was completely aware that we were not the flawless team, that we had lots of players who are not end products and can make their own mistakes”.
