Manchester United 2 - 1 Watford: Greetings from the new captain

MU is very determined to reclaim the 4th position lost to Arsenal, when the gap to the top 4 is only 2 points. Along with that, if they win in the reception of Watford, it will be a sweet gift that new coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer wants to send to the fans of the Old Trafford team as a thank you when he officially becomes the head coach of the "Red Devils" with a 3-year contract.

As a guest team, Watford is always a tough opponent for the big teams in the Premier League. The 8th position on the rankings is a very safe position for coach Javi Garcia and his team to be able to have a comfortable mentality when traveling to Old Trafford and playing a fair match with MU.

Marcus Rashford opened the scoring. Photo: Getty

With a relaxed mentality, the home advantage did not help MU much in the first minutes when the visiting team Watford was the team that controlled the game and forced the home team to defend. In the 11th minute of the match, the score was almost opened for the visiting team Watford when Jaanmat crossed from the right wing for Deeney to jump high and head the ball close to the goal, forcing goalkeeper De Gea to jump up and save.

In the following minutes, MU gradually regained control of the game and began to organize quick attacks and create a few dangerous opportunities. The turning point of the match came for MU in the 27th minute when Luke Show had a delicate pass from home to tear apart Watford's defense, Rashford accelerated to break the offside trap and coolly finished past goalkeeper Fostes, the score was 1-0 for MU.

With the goal to break the deadlock, MU players played better and better. The score should have been raised to 2-0 for MU when in the 31st minute of the match, Martial had a close-range shot but could not beat goalkeeper Foster.

In the last 10 minutes of the first half, the away team had to fight very hard, situations were continuously created by MU players but no more goals were scored.

In the first minutes of the second half, the away team still controlled the ball but did not create any opportunities. In the 51st minute of the match, MU's defense line revealed a gap and was immediately exploited by a long-range shot from outside the penalty area by a player from the away team. But once again, goalkeeper De Gea was still the winner.

The visitors then had another chance when Matic lost the ball in the box and Hughes had a shot into the far corner, but the ball went just wide of the post.

Coach Solskjaer had a successful debut as the official head coach of MU with a 2-1 victory over Watford. Photo: Getty

It can be said that in this match, the players in the defense of the home team at Old Trafford did not play really solidly. Only luck prevented the away team from scoring, when they made too many mistakes in marking and let the opponent exploit too many gaps in front of goalkeeper David De Gea's goal.

Despite being forced to play on the field, MU's attacks were still dangerous. In the 70th minute of the match, in an attack, Malta increased the score to 2-0 for MU in a chaotic situation in the penalty area.

Trailing by two goals, Watford pushed up their formation in search of a consolation goal, and all the visitors' efforts were rewarded when in the 90th minute of the match, Doucoure finished off goalkeeper De Gea after a one-two with his teammate in the penalty area. The score was reduced to 2-1.

At the end of the match, MU at home at Old Trafford won with a score of 2 - 1 against Watford.

With 3 points from this match, MU temporarily surpassed Arsenal on the rankings to take 4th place with one more point, 61 compared to 60.

A successful debut for coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as the official head coach of MU in the first match leading the "Red Devils".

Score:

MU: Rashford ( 27'); Martial (70')

Watford:Doucoure (90')

Line-up:

MU:De Gea, Young, Smalling, Jones, Shaw, Herrera, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Martial, Rashford.

Watford:Foster, Janmaat, Britos, Kabasele, Masina, Capoue, Hughes, Doucoure, Pereyra, Deulofeu, Deeney

Results of some other matches:

Fulham 0 - 2 Man City

Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Huddersfied

Leicester 2 - 0 Bournemouth

Burnley 2 - 0 Wolves

Brighton 0 - 1 Southampton.