Watford 2-0 Manchester United: 3 Talking points from the game | Premier League 2019-20

#2 Manchester United's attack needs some inspiration

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The Old Trafford-based club sold one of the proven Premier League strikers in Romelu Lukaku last summer but did not sign a replacement for the big Belgian. Their only investment in the attacking department was the 22-year-old Daniel James, who, despite being impressive, is far from the clinical finisher the club needs so badly.

They have only scored 26 goals this season, with the bulk of them being scored by homegrown sensation Marcus Rashford. The likes of Anthony Martial and James, on the other hand, have been inconsistent in their attacking contributions.

In tonight's fixture, they lacked determination and vision going forward and with no anchorman to play the ball to, many chances went down the drain.

0 - Jesse Lingard has now gone over 25 hours since his last goal or assist in the Premier League, with his last goal involvement coming against Huddersfield on Boxing Day 2018 (one assist). Misfire. #WATMUN pic.twitter.com/GG8qiR9sRO

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 22, 2019

One of their worst-performing players in today's loss was midfielder Jesse Lingard, who missed not one, but two golden chances to get his team on the scoresheet.

The Englishman had the best chance of the game in the first half when he was found all alone deep in Watford's half by Martial’s beaut of a pass, which he decided to lob over the incoming Ben Foster. The ball went well over the crossbar and so did the chance to put the visitors in a commanding position in the game early on.