For this weekend’s Premier League fixture, sixth place Manchester United will host 10th place Watford. United Manager Jose Mourinho said at his pre-match press briefing today that Phil Jones is unavailable. That appears to be the only Red Devils player completely ruled out of this fixture, so MUFC will head into this match at almost full strength. Luke Shaw, is back in training, per Ciaran Kelly of the Manchester Evening News.
No one is suspended for United, or labeled doubtful.
On the flip side, Watford will be missing Costel Pantilimon, Nordin Amrabat and Roberto Pereyra. There are no currently suspended players on the team sheet, but Watford does have one doubtful player in Christian Kabasele.
OddsChecker has United as 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.
Here is the link to our MUFC starting XI prediction for this match, and here’s a link to more on what Mourinho had to say today at his presser as he outlined his summer transfer window plans.
Prediction: Man United 2, Watford 1
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