In the first match since Coach Solskjaer was officially appointed as head coach, Man United won all 3 points despite not being really convincing. Rashford and Martial scored for the home team in the 28th and 72nd minutes before Doucoure scored a goal for Watford late in the match.
The ball possession rate between the two sides in this match was not too different (51.5% and 48.5%). Man United finished much less than the visitors but knew how to take advantage of opportunities.
Speaking after the match, Coach Solskjaer expressed his dissatisfaction with Man United's way of getting into the game: "In the first 15-20 minutes, I thought Watford deserved to take the lead. We almost waited for them to score. We changed the system a little and started the match.
Juan Mata put the team in play. We created opportunities and scored a great goal, we should have scored more to put the game in the final 20 minutes of the first half. The second half was a disappointment.
He also spoke about the end of the match: It was really a tough last 5 minutes. Watford made it difficult for us when it seemed like the team was still in the break for the focus groups.
You can't play every game well and get the points you deserve. Both teams felt they had points.
When I won titles here, we didn't play well in every game. Today, we won a match played below our strength. This is a match against a strong team and we have to recognize the strength of Watford.
Along with that, Coach Solskjaer set a goal for Man United in the Premier League: "This is the starting point for the rest of the season. If we can get 15 more points, we will be in the Top 3.
The 3 points gained from the above victory helped Man United temporarily rise to 4th place in the Premier League rankings with 61 points. At 1:45 a.m. on April 3, they will have an early match of round 33 against Wolverhampton.
