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Watford v Manchester United preview: TV times, teams, Jose Mourinho, stats and more
MANCHESTER UNITED face Watford after a Europa League defeat to Feyenoord - so here's everything you need to know about the Vicarage Road defeat.
Watford vs Manchester United - Premier League match preview
Sunday September 18, Watford v Manchester United (12pm)
Key statistics
It will be 30 years and two days since Watford last beat Manchester United when they walk out at Vicarage Road - a losing streak that covers 11 encounters across four competitions.
Watford recorded their first win of the season when they came back from 2-0 down to West Ham to beat their London rivals 4-2 in a game where manager Walter Mazzarri took his total of players used to 22 already this season.
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho: "It is a new event, it is another match.
"It starts minute zero at 0-0 so I think it has nothing to do with the previous two matches.
"But obviously when you lose matches, the mood, the feeling, is not the same.
"That's normal.
"But I think we are experienced players and the players are very good guys and I know they want to win and work, so that's what we have to do."
Watford team news
Stefano Okaka made his club debut last week - and promptly picked up a hamstring injury that will keep him out for around a month.
Defenders Younes Kaboul and Sebastian Prodl are both set to be the subjects of late fitness tests.
Mazzarri is not expected to make sweeping changes after finally identifying a winning combination last weekend.
Watford Team: Gomes, Cathcart, Prödl, Britos; Janmaat, Pereyra, Behrami, Capoue, Holebas; Deeney (c), Ighalo
Manchester United team news
Mourinho claims he will go back to a 'normal' team after making eight changes for the trip to Rotterdam.
Eric Bailly will need assessing after picking up a minor thigh injury in the Netherlands while Henrikh Mkhitaryan could miss out with an ongoing thigh injury of his own.
Phil Jones is out for a month with knee ligament damage.
Man United Team: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Bailly, Shaw, Pogba, Fellaini, Rashford, Rooney, Martial, Ibrahimovic
Match officials
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistants: Adam Nunn, Mick McDonough
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell
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