For this weekend’s Premier League fixture, Manchester United will host Watford. United come into this match in sixth place with 45 points. Watford are 10th, with 30 points on the season.
According to Odds Checker, United are substantial favorites. It’s 3/11 for a United victory. Odds for a draw are 57/10. For a Watford victory, we’re seeing 14/1. So the Red Devils are being backed heavily to win this one.
United Manager Jose Mourinho met the media just hours ago to preview the match, and you can watch the video at this link. During the session, Mourinho outlined the club’s summer transfer window plans, perfectly supplementing the comments made by MUFC Executive Vice President Ed Woodward the previous day.
For what it’s worth, here is The Sports Bank’s Man United starting XI prediction for this match:
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Marcus Rashford Paul Pogba Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Ander Herrera Michael Carrick
Marcos Rojo Eric Bailly Chris Smalling Antonio Valencia
David De Gea
Prediction: United 2, Watford 1
As always, feel free to post what you think the Man United starting XI should be, as well as any ideas for feedback that you have on the starting lineup, in the comments section below.
Paul M. Banks runs The Sports Bank.net, partnered with FOX Sports Engage Network. and News Now. Banks, a former writer for the Washington Times, Bold and the Chicago Tribune’s RedEye publication, appears regularly as a guest on CGTN America, WGN CLTV News and KOZN.
Follow him on Twitter, Instagram, Sound Cloud and YouTube