Watford 1-2 Manchester United: 5 Talking Points

#2 Javi Gracia has revitalized this Watford side

Javi Gracia

Javi Gracia has induced a sense of discipline and ruthless professionalism into this Watford side and they look all set to be the new season's underdogs.

The Hornets are a more cohesive unit and Gracia left his starting XI from the win against Spurs unchanged. For all their industry and quality, they were afforded a route back into the game and Doucoure combined with Gray inside the box to pull one back for the men in yellow.

Watford kept plugging away, posing a threat everytime they stole the ball off United and set out on the counter. However, they'll just need to count themselves unlucky and the primary reason for that would be that...