After two consecutive defeats in all competitions, Manchester United will be trying to bounce back when they visit Watford in the Premier League on Sunday. The Red Devils won both matches last season, 2-1 at Vicarage Road and 1-0 at Old Trafford. The last time Watford beat Manchester United was all the way back in 1986, they have lost all direct matches in the Premier League era. Manchester United have 11 consecutive wins against Watford in all competitions.
Watford have finally clinched their first Premier League of the season last weekend and it was quite an impressive one, 4-2 at West Ham. Before that they had recorded a draw and two losses, but those two defeats came against big teams like Chelsea and Arsenal. Now they have another big fish to fry in Manchester United, but they could have an advantage in the fact that they have nothing to lose. Manager Walter Mazzarri has no new injuries to worry about, only Brice Dja Djédjé remains unavailable.
After three consecutive wins at the start of the season, or even four if we also count the Community Shield win over Leicester City, Manchester United succumbed to two consecutive defeats. First they lost the derby against Manchester City last weekend and then they were stunned by Feyenoord in the Europa League on Thursday when they lost 1-0. Wayne Rooney, Antonio Valencia and Luke Shaw didn't make the trip to Holland as they were rested for Sunday's match, while Henrikh Mkhitaryan will probably miss out due to an injury.
Probable line-ups:
Watford: Gomes - Cathcart, Kaboul, Britos - Janmaat, Pereyra, Behrami, Capoue, Holebas - Deeney, Ighalo
Man Utd: De Gea - Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Shaw - Pogba, Fellaini - Mata, Rooney, Martial - Ibrahimovic
My prediction: Manchester United to win 1-0.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Watford win - 6.00
Draw - 4.20
Man Utd win - 1.62
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sharpe
09/16/16, 10:09:51 PM
There's not real alternative except the win for Uited or they would be out of contention too early in the Premier League season. Watford is a tough opponent I think...
There's not real alternative except the win for Uited or they would be out of contention too early in the Premier League season. Watford is a tough opponent I think ad they will make the game tight for MU so I'm certainly not expecting an easy one but I believe (hope) that Red Devils will succeed in the end or there's might start a talks about Mourinho's job too early in the season.
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