Watford are one of the promoted teams but have been better than both of the other teams that came up and look likely to stay in the league as their solid core makes them hard to break down. “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.
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Quique Sanchez Flores: “I gave David [De Gea] his debut”.
“It won’t be an easy match”, Young cautioned.
In addition to potentially being without Martial, United will also be missing Michael Carrick, Antonio Valencia, Luke Shaw, Paddy McNair and James Wilson.
Watford held 33% possession at home to Arsenal and 40% away at Man City, reflecting their willingness to concede possession and play a very direct, long-ball system (77.1 per match, most in division) against the league’s dominant teams.
The Red Devils, who are fourth in the Premier League standings, will be without six players, including captain and leading striker Wayne Rooney for this clash. Watford are 11th in the table after losing 2-1 to Leicester City in their last outing. “When that happens he keeps on walking with his mum while I stop and have a chat”.
Smalling’s early career at Old Trafford was littered with injuries and an inability to string together a run of games, which saw his future thrown into doubt when Louis van Gaal took over.
Paul Merson believes Manchester United will lose further ground on the league leaders this weekend by dropping points away to Watford. He needs one more goal to become United’s outright second goalscorer in all competitions.
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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.
