Manchester United vs Watford – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Sreya

Manchester United vs Watford – Manchester United hosts Watford at the Old Trafford on 11th February, Saturday in a crucial English Premier League match which could help Manchester United get closer to their goal of finishing in the top four.

Manchester United are sixth in the league standings with forty five points – Jose Mourinho’s side won 3-0 against Leicester City in their previous league outing after three consecutive draws against Liverpool, Stoke City and Hull City.

Watford are tenth in the league table with thirty points and followed up their 2-1 win over Arsenal with a similar result against Burnley in the last match.

Team News

Wayne Rooney will face a late fitness test while Marcos Rojo and Phil Jones are doubtful as well. Watford will be without the injured Robert Pereyra, Costel Pantilimon, Christian Kabasele and Nordin Amrabat.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Chris Smalling, Eric Bailly, Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera, Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Marcus Rashford, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Watford Possible Starting Lineup: Heurelho Gomes, Craig Cathcart, Younes Kaboul, Sebastian Prodl, Jose Holebas, Etienne Capoue, Valon Behrami, Tom Cleverley, M’Baye Niang, Troy Deeney, Mauro Zarate.

“We’ve had a few opportunities to be able to close that gap [on the top four] and this time [against Leicester] we took our opportunity and played really well, so we need to build on this. Obviously, we’ve got a home game next so if we can get the three points we can really do some chasing.”

– Chris Smalling, Manchester United.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Manchester United vs Watford H2H Stats, Manchester United have won four and lost one of their previous five meetings with Watford in all competitions.

In fact, their loss to the Hornets was their only defeat in the last eleven matches against Watford, a streak dating back to the 1987/88 English Premier League season.

Manchester United are likely to win 2-0 on Saturday.