Manchester United miss goals and draw with Watford

Manchester United miss goals and draw with Watford

The same stage today also saw Tottenham beat Leeds United 4-0, Newcastle beat Brentford 2-0, and Crystal Palace drew 1-1 with Burnley.

At Old Trafford, Manchester United imposed almost absolute control over the game and surrounded Watford most of the time inside the penalty area, but its players, especially the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes, raced to waste the chances they had in front of the visitors' goal, ending the meeting in a goalless draw.

Manchester United raised its score to 47 points in fourth place, compared to 19 points for Watford, who remained in the penultimate nineteenth place in the competition table. Cristiano Ronaldo with a creeping shot from the center of the penalty area in the fifth minute, but the ball bounced off the post. Bruno Fernandes manipulated the Watford players on the edge of the penalty area in the minute

The ninth and then hit the ball strong, but hit his colleague Ronaldo to miss the opportunity. Ben Foster, goalkeeper Watford, also saved another shot from Bruno Fernandes after a quick attack organized by the owners of the land.

It seemed that Ronaldo translated Manchester United's superiority into a goal at the end of the first quarter of the match, but the referee canceled the referee for offside, and Bruno Fernandes missed a valuable opportunity for the team in the 19th minute after a quick organized attack and a cross pass played by Paul Pogba from the left side, and Bruno Fernandes rushed in front of the goal With a direct shot, but outside the goal.

Bruno Fernandes continued the series of wasting opportunities in front of the Watford goal after a quick attack by the team in the 27th minute, in which Ronaldo got rid of the goalkeeper and then played the ball cross from the right side, and Bruno Fernandes met it with a header with the goalkeeper quickly returning to his place, but the ball went away from the goal.

Manchester United continued the series of missed opportunities in the following minutes, and the first half ended in a negative tie, despite the team's complete control over the course of the game and its players' possession of the ball most of the time. Manchester United had luck again in the 56th minute after a very quick organized attack by Anthony, who in turn passed it in front of Pogba inside the penalty area, to pass the latter with the heel of the foot to Ilanga, who shot it strong, but right next to the post.

Manchester United coach Ralph Rangnick made an attacking change by dropping Jadon Sancho in place of Fred in the 62nd minute, and Roy Hodgson, Watford coach Roy Hodgson, pushed his player Kane Sima instead of Joshua King. Pogba and Ronaldo missed a golden opportunity in front of Watford's goal in the 67th minute.

Rangnick made two changes at once in the 74th minute, with Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford replacing Alex Telles and Nemanja Matic, respectively. Manchester United intensified their attack in the last minutes of the match, but clashed with the lumpy and organized defense of Watford to end the match in a goalless draw.

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