Manchester United 2-0 Watford - As it happened
Re-live United's utterly convincing win over Watford which lifts the Red Devils in fifth place in the Premier League standings.
Manchester United 2-0 Watford - As it happened
Re-live United's utterly convincing win over Watford which lifts the Red Devils in fifth place in the Premier League standings.
FULL-TIME: Manchester United 2-0 Watford
A sublime, dominant display by United against a courageous Watford side which came out looking determined to produce an upset similar to their victory at Arsenal last week, but was steamrolled by the Red Devils. United could have easily scored five or six goals today and their first 60 minutes today were some of their best all season.
Valencia gets booked
The United fan sees a yellow for a foul on Holebas in added time
Watford make final change
Success comes on for Cathcart
Second substitution for United
Rashford replaces Martial, the scorer of the second goal.
United miss huge chance
Gomes does brilliantly to save an effort by Mkhitaryan which looked like it was going in
Change for Watford
Okaka replaces Zarate
United make first change
Fellaini comes on for Mata
Watford miss a big chance
Niang sends in a lovely cross for Janmaat who is all alone at the far post but cannot connect with the ball.
GOAL: Manchester United 2-0 Watford (Martial, 60 mins)
United's second was a long time coming but it apparently took a scare by Zarate for the Red Devils to finally produce it... Martial breaks away down the left, cuts back inside and slots it home from close range.
What a save by De Gea!
Watford could have scored the equaliser here! Zarate takes a free-kick and aims for the top-left corner, but De Gea flies and palms it away.
United keen on scoring the second
The hosts pick up where they left off, piling the pressure on Watford's defence immediately with the start of the second half.
Second half under way
Watford made a substitution in the interval, Janmaat replaced Britos
HALF-TIME: Manchester United 1-0 Watford
United definitely deserve to be leading at the break, in actual fact they could have scored three or even four.... Watford started off early on showing their teeth but it looks unlikely they could turn this around in the second half, purely because United are playing superb football today.
Watford penalty appeal turned down
Capoue goes down in the area as Smalling brings his leg back in, the referee waves to play on.
GOAL: Manchester United 1-0 Watford (Mata, 32 mins)
Inexplicable miss by Mkhitaryan
Mata plays in Mkhitaryan who fluffs his lines in front of goal and blazes it over the bar
Gomes saves Watford
Valencia cuts back for Pogba in the box, the Frenchman takes it on the volley to the bottom corner but Gomes comes up with an amazing save!
Chance for United
Pogba plays in Zlatan, who controls beautifully with his chest, turns and fires but his volley goes over the bar
Gomes saves
Pogba also tries his luck from distance, the Watford goalkeeper dives and saves
First chance for Watford!
Holebas fires a powerful left-footed strike but it goes just wide
United miss big chance
Martial gets past Capoue and shoots, but it's deflected just wide
First chance for United
Valencia crosses from the right, it's deflected into the path of Ibrahimovic who sends it wide of Watford's goal.
Kick-off
Both sets of players are wearing black armbands in memory of the victims of the Munich air disaster.
The two teams are coming out of the tunnel
Three minutes until kick-off.
Starting line-ups announced:
Manchester United XI: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Blind, Herrera, Pogba, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Martial, Ibrahimovic
Subs: Romero, Darmian, Carrick, Fellaini, Lingard, Rashford, Rooney
Watford XI: Gomes; Cathcart, Kaboul, Prodl, Britos; Cleverley, Capoue; Niang, Zarate, Holebas; Deeney
Subs: Arlauskis, Mariappa, Janmaat, Behrami, Doucoure, Success, Okaka.
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