After two weeks of rest, Man United return to Premier League on Saturday when they face Watford, away from home. The Watford vs Man United game is likely to be the acid test for Ole, but then we have been saying this same thing for the past three weeks now.
The Red Devils have seen a massive dip in form and in recent weeks they have suffered humiliation at the hands of Liverpool and Manchester City. But still, somehow Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a job.
United might be undefeated in 30 of their previous 21 away matches but their confidence is at an all-time low so it will not be a major surprise if the Hornets manage to pick up something from this game. Man United are almost out of the Premier League title race and if they cannot pick up all three points on Saturday then there’s a massive chance that we are going to see a new manager when the players regather for matchweek 13.
Watford, on the other hand, are sitting just two points above the relegation zone meaning anything other than a win is likely to push them into the bottom three.
Watford vs Man United: Team news & injury updates
Watford:
Peter Etebo – Long-term absentee after a surgery.
Juraj Kucka – Suspended.
Kabasele – Out with a hamstring injury and has a very slim chance of playing on Saturday.
Baah – The winger is ruled out with a fractured ankle.
Ken Sema – Will be out for a few weeks with an MCL injury.
Man United:
Raphael Varane – Ruled out for four to five weeks with a hamstring injury.
Paul Pogba – Ruled out with a quad strain.
Paul Pogba leaves France's training session after reportedly picking up a thigh injury while taking a shot. pic.twitter.com/hZZ3A5c8kG
— B/R Football (@brfootball) November 8, 2021
Luke Shaw – Picked up a head injury before the break began but he should be fit to play against Watford on Saturday.
McTominay – The Scott picked up a throat virus while on international duty but he is likely to feature this coming weekend.
Edinson Cavani – He has been struggling with a tendon discomfort in recent weeks and we are not sure if he is back to full fitness yet.
Kick-off:
The Watford vs Man United game will kick off at 15:00 GMT on November 20 at Vicarage Road.
Several #mufc stars reported back to Carrington this morning after being given a week off by Solskjær #mulive [mail] pic.twitter.com/BnL6fKe8Ad
— utdreport (@utdreport) November 15, 2021
Head to head:
Watford wins: 2
Draws: 0
Manchester United wins: 9
Recent form:
Watford: LLWLL
Manchester United: LDWLW
Prediction:
Watford 0-1 Manchester United
Watford vs Man United odds:
Watford to win: 6.5
Draw: 4.5
Manchester Utd to win: 1.53
