Manchester United 1:0 Watford

Niall · Feb 28, 2016

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Date - Wednesday, March 02 2015.
Kickoff Time - 2000 Hrs GMT.
Venue - Old Trafford, Manchester.

League standings and form guide

5. Manchester United : LWDLW

10. Watford : WDLWD

Previous Meetings

Watford 1 : 2 Manchester United

Manchester United 4 : 0 Watford

Watford 1 : 2 Manchester United

Watford 2 : 3 Manchester United

Manchester United 4 : 1 Watford

All-Time Record

Manchester United wins - 11
Watford wins - 2
Draws - 4

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Louis Van Gaal

Quique Sánchez Flores

Team News

Manchester United

Luke Shaw, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Wayne Rooney, Ashley Young, Marouane Fellaini, Will Keane, Phil Jones ruled out. Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Matteo Darmian, Marcos Rojo, Anthony Martial, Antonio Valencia and Chris Smalling doubtful.

Watford

Tommie Hoban ruled out. José Manuel Jurado and Joel Ekstrand doubtful.

Know the opposition

Watford Football Club nicknamed The Hornets, The Golden Boys, Yellow Army, and The 'Orns; are a professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire; and were founded in 1881 by eventual player Henry Groverand as Watford Hornets, originally an amateur team that turned fully professional in 1897. After spending almost half century in the lower divisions of The Football League, Watford enjoyed its greatest era of success following Graham Taylor's appointment in 1977, rising from the Fourth Division to the First Division. The team also finished second in the First Division in the 1982/83 season, competed in the UEFA Cup in 1983/ 1984, and reached the 1984 FA Cup Final where they faced Howard Kendall's Everton. Watford's most prominent rivalry is with fellow South-Eastern English club Luton Town; and they have been playing their home games at Vicarage Road since 1922.

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Mike Jones.

charlenefan · Feb 28, 2016

Would be just like us to balls this game up, hopefully the kids won't get bogged down with the United mentality and just go out and enjoy themselves again

A win a we could be level with City

JTW95 · Feb 28, 2016

Keep playing the kids I say.

We are very horny at the moment.

nemanja15 · Feb 28, 2016

Hopefully have Smalling and Martial back for this. LVG said in his programme notes today that Valencia and Januzaj were close and the latter was on the bench today... just a sign that things might be easing slightly. That said, Rashford needs to play as long as he's fit.

Kaos · Feb 28, 2016

Play the same team but with Smalling and Martial back. I'm loving our gunslinging football lately with the kids.

FC Ronaldo · Feb 28, 2016

Who else can we give debuts to?

Debuts for everyone that's horny!

Raw · Feb 28, 2016

Hopefully we won't have to stick Carrick at CB any more. Did Rojo get injured? We'll have Riley back at LB then.

Play with the same intensity we've had in the last few games and this should be fine.

The Law of Denis · Feb 28, 2016

---------- DDG
Varela---Smalling---Blind---CBJ/Rojo/Fosu/Riley
-------Herrera-------Carrick
Martial----Mata-------Memphis
---------Rashford

charlenefan · Feb 28, 2016

Martial would be one of the last players I'd bring back in, play him over Rashford or Memphis in current form? No way

Hope Smalling is back for Carrick though

MyOnlySolskjaer · Feb 28, 2016

D. Henderson
Love Tuanzebe Fosu-Mensah Riley
Poole A.Gomes
Gribbin Weir Pereira
Rashford

Lennon7 · Feb 28, 2016

charlenefan said:
Martial would be one of the last players I'd bring back in, play him over Rashford or Memphis in current form? No way

Hope Smalling is back for Carrick though

No, you'd play him ahead of Lingard

mitchmouse · Feb 28, 2016

nemanja15 said:
Hopefully have Smalling and Martial back for this. LVG said in his programme notes today that Valencia and Januzaj were close and the latter was on the bench today... just a sign that things might be easing slightly. That said, Rashford needs to play as long as he's fit.

love to se Martial and Rashford up front together. Pace and guile

prateik · Feb 28, 2016

Harrop will get a game.. He must be feeling left out.

charlenefan · Feb 28, 2016

LennonNL said:
No, you'd play him ahead of Lingard

Martial and Memphis suck on the right though

Lennon7 · Feb 28, 2016

charlenefan said:
Martial and Memphis suck on the right though

I'd rather us play Martial there than Lingard, he's twice the player.

kouroux · Feb 28, 2016

I hope the same determination will be displayed too. Please don't revert back to the shit coma inducing philosophy.

Havak · Feb 28, 2016

Odds are we'd go and not win this game now... But everyone needs to stay positive and confident. Definitely need to start Varela and Rashford. Could see Smalling, Borthwick-Jackson, and Martial return to the squad.

de Gea
Varela Smalling Blind Borthwick-Jackson
Carrick Herrera
Lingard Mata Memphis
Rashford
---
Romero; McNair, Riley; Schneiderlin, Pereira; Januzaj, Martial

Assuming Rojo's knock is a bit much to come back in three days, if not then he'd probably replace Riley on the bench. Hopefully all goes well and Januzaj, Martial etc can get some minutes at the end.

It's odd to feel confident that we can score goals now, so I think Watford will have to get two themselves to get a result here.

3KDré · Feb 28, 2016

I'd love a return to 442 with Martial and Rashford up top, but it'd be hard to put mata back out on the right given his best games have come from 10 this season. Not to mention Lingard has been solid and defensively great.

It's really a great dilemma to have is it not?

Nickosaur · Feb 28, 2016

I'd play the same team. I'd hate to rush Martial back and risk injuring him, and besides, with Rashford and Depay playing as well as they are, we should be keep them in the team for now.

bosnian_red · Feb 28, 2016

Any chance smalling is back for this? Hopefully nobody picked up any injuries today though. Last thing we need. Will be a tough game again but high on confidence, we should win. Rashford hat trick

De gea
Varela Smalling Blind Rojo
Schneiderlin Herrera
Lingard Mata Memphis
Rashford/Martial

Devil may care · Feb 28, 2016

bosnian_red said:
Any chance smalling is back for this? Hopefully nobody picked up any injuries today though. Last thing we need. Will be a tough game again but high on confidence, we should win. Rashford hat trick

De gea
Varela Smalling Blind Rojo
Schneiderlin Herrera
Lingard Mata Memphis
Rashford/Martial

Rojo came off injured so I would be surprised if he starts. I can see Mensah coming in either at LB or at CB as 4 games in 10 days is a lot for Carrick.

Silverman · Feb 28, 2016

Don't rock the boat. Bring Smalling in if fit but id start Martial on the bench if fit and bring him on if we need a goal. Also Borthwick-Jackson to start but give Fosu-Mensah some game time if he's not fit.

Sandikan · Feb 28, 2016

As fun as today was, if Smalling and Martial are fit, they walk straight back in.

RDCR07 · Feb 28, 2016

Lingard looks knackered. Could rest him for this home game. I would start with Rashford up top with either Depay or Martial on the right. Or start a couple more young players since its at home and play a full strength side away to West Brom.

DWelbz19 · Feb 28, 2016

De Gea
Varela - Smalling* - Blind - Fosu-Mensah/CBJ*
Schneiderlin - Herrera
Lingard - Mata - Memphis
Martial*

No Rashford no party, but hey.
* - If fit.

Di Maria's angel · Feb 28, 2016

RDCR07 said:
Lingered looks knackered. Could rest him for this home game. I would start with Rashford up top with either Depay or Martial on the right. Or start a couple more young players since its at home and play a full strength side away to West Brom.

Yeah, seemed invisible the entire game.

LawCharltonBest · Feb 28, 2016

This game will be telling in my opinion

This is the sort of game we have been losing, so if we win this then maybe we will have confidence going into the last quarter of the season

Rashford should start. Although I can see him struggling a bit more in this one

1-0 to United

dogwithabone · Feb 28, 2016

Don't fix what's not broken. Same again. Get a fast start and hopefully a goal or two up and then sit back and watch the 'class of '16' flourish !

2 man midfield · Feb 28, 2016

The Law of Denis said:
---------- DDG
Varela---Smalling---Blind---CBJ/Rojo/Fosu/Riley
-------Herrera-------Carrick
Martial----Mata-------Memphis
---------Rashford

Yes please

Devil may care · Feb 28, 2016

Hopefully Smalling is fit for this one and I wouldn't change the midfield pairing, I think Herrera and Schneiderlin both benefit from not having to do their partners running. I agree that Lingard looks knackered as well, maybe rest him and give Januzaj a start.

MyOnlySolskjaer · Feb 28, 2016

Devil may care said:
Hopefully Smalling is fit for this one and I wouldn't change the midfield pairing, I think Herrera and Schneiderlin both benefit from not having to do their partners running. I agree that Lingard looks knackered as well, maybe rest him and give Januzaj a start.

100% this!

paulscholes18 · Feb 28, 2016

Ddg
Verala Smalling Blind TFM
Morgan Herrera
Lingard Mata Memphis
Rashford

Gerald G · Feb 28, 2016

No idea who will be back but if Martial is fully fit then he has to start. If we have any concerns about his hamstring then leave him on the bench.

Our players must be feeling fatigued now though. So many games in a short space of time. If Smalling is back bring him straight in for Carrick.

I will wait to hear what LVG says on the player's fitness before I post my team.

RedDevil@84 · Feb 29, 2016

Watford are not a top team. I am expecting lot of struggle with this one. But eventually if the players are all horny, it should be a win.

Sunny Jim · Feb 29, 2016

Kaos said:
Play the same team but with Smalling and Martial back. I'm loving our gunslinging football lately with the kids.

Who does Martial replace?

Sunny Jim · Feb 29, 2016

The Law of Denis said:
---------- DDG
Varela---Smalling---Blind---CBJ/Rojo/Fosu/Riley
-------Herrera-------Carrick
Martial----Mata-------Memphis
---------Rashford

Its strange that LB spot was a concern after Shaw's injury. With the emergence of young lads we have abundance of options with Rojo being the worst one (IMHO)

Sunny Jim · Feb 29, 2016

LawCharltonBest said:
This game will be telling in my opinion

This is the sort of game we have been losing, so if we win this then maybe we will have confidence going into the last quarter of the season

Rashford should start. Although I can see him struggling a bit more in this one

1-0 to United

very sensible opinion

Sunny Jim · Feb 29, 2016

MyOnlySolskjaer said:
D. Henderson
Love Tuanzebe Fosu-Mensah Riley
Poole A.Gomes
Gribbin Weir Pereira
Rashford

Idiotic line up. Pereira ? Don't kid yourself.

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Unlikely lad · Feb 29, 2016

Di Maria's angel said:
Yeah, seemed invisible the entire game.

Except when he assisted the second goal?

Striker10 · Feb 29, 2016

I'm sure we'll win by a goal or two. As long as we keep the energy up, we'll play good football. I'd like us to get some early goals to give some more chances. Riley could do a job and don't forget that he was a winger before being moved back to full back. I think he was unlucky to lose his place but hopefully smalling is back so we are tighter at the back

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