Welcoming Watford at home in round 27 of the Premier League, Manchester United was highly appreciated for their third consecutive win to thereby firmly consolidate their 4th place in the rankings. However, against the opponent in the red light group, the Red Devils could not score once at the Theater of Dreams.
The outstanding statistics of Cristiano Ronaldo and his teammates - holding the ball 67%, finishing 24 times, were completely meaningless in this match, when the "danger of fate in front of the goal" broke out again. It could also be due to... black cards, when Ronaldo started the match with a shot that hit the post after 5 minutes of play...
Ronaldo, 37 years old, may have missed a few shots, but it is understandable, but with 4 shots and 1 shot against the post, he is still much better than his junior Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese midfielder had 8 shots but only 2 of them were on target. Of course, when the scoreboard does not change, people understand the rate of Bruno and the players in red who can convert their chances.
Young players Anthony Elanga and Paul Pogba were two factors that showed very good form in this match, however, they were not lucky with their finishing, especially the situation of coordinating the triangle with Bruno in the first half.
With only 1 more point, Man United still holds 4th place with 47 points, however, they are only 2 points ahead of Arsenal but have played 3 more matches.
Playing later, Man City visiting Everton are making positive changes under coach Frank Lampard. Not having to worry about the Champions League or FA Cup, coach Pep Guardiola has launched a team that is almost the strongest. Like their neighboring team, Man City controlled the ball well, but the difference was that they did not finish too much (15 times) but the efficiency was still higher. In 8 times the ball went on target, goalkeeper Jordan Pickord blocked 7 times, but only once did Phil Foden succeed in the 82nd minute, Man City returned with 3 full points.
Man City temporarily increased the gap with Liverpool to 6 points when this week, The Kop played the League Cup final against Chelsea. Meanwhile, Tottenham responded to a surprise defeat to Burnley on the winninglide 4-0 at Leeds United, Newcastle continued their unbeaten streak with 3 points at Brentford.
