The Red Devils have closed the gap on the top four to just two points in recent weeks, but come up against a Watford side buoyed by back-to-back wins
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Mourinho will be looking for another victory on Saturday in order to improve the FA Cup holder’s chances of retaining the cup
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An energetic and efficient defender in his days with the Red Devils, as the Nigeria senior team was known in those days, Okoye featured in a number of matches for Nigeria between 1959 and 1961
The former Sweden international also helped the Red Devils remain unbeaten throughout December, winning five consecutive Premier League games
Sofiane Feghouli was controversially sent from the field in the 15th minute and Man United ultimately made their one-man advantage count
Next up for Man United is a trip to West Ham United on January 2, while Middlesbrough will welcome Leicester City on the same afternoon
United, who should have been reduced to 10 men early in the match, have now won just one of their last nine league games and are nine points off the division’s top four
The Red Devils recovered from an early setback but could not add a second goal despite their numerous openings, meaning that they are 11 points off the summit following a run of two wins in 10
Jose Mourinho’s men come into the game on the back of a 4-0 thrashing of Feyenoord in the group stages of the Europa League, having failed to win in any of their last three home games in the league.
Buoyed from their 1-0 win against rivals Manchester City in the EFL Cup, Jose Mourinho’s side were in confident mood ahead of Saturday’s Premier League against a side that had not claimed a single point away from home
On Sunday afternoon against Chelsea, United fell behind after just 30 seconds and there was almost a similar occurrence on Wednesday night as City wasted a glorious chance in just the second minute
While Moses was instrumental to some of the moves that neutralized the visitors’ defence, his Nigerian counterpart, John Obi Mikel, was still missing from Chelsea’s line up
The Red Devils have lost their last two league games to Manchester City and Watford, although Jose Mourinho’s side (seventh) do sit above Leicester (11th) in the table, with the Foxes only managing seven points from five fixtures this term
Bournemouth supporters have known for a long time that they have a real gem in manager Eddie Howe, but it arguably was not until last season that the rest of the footballing world sat up and took notice
The Swedish international has been strongly linked with a move to the English giants over the last couple of months and the speculation increased when close friend, Jose Mourinho, took the managerial role at Old Trafford
Man United will be looking to end a 12-year wait for an FA Cup trophy in what is a repeat of the 1990 final, when the Red Devils triumphed courtesy of a 1-0 replay success
Speculation that the Portuguese coach would take charge at Old Trafford has been rife ever since he was relieved of his duties by Chelsea in December
Louis van Gaal’s side put themselves back in the Champions League race with a 1-0 win over Manchester City last time out, but they will host an Everton team that have only lost once on their travels in the league this season
It seemed for a long while that if either side was going to win the game, it would be Quique Sanchez Flores’s away side, but they were ultimately punished for their failure to convert numerous chances as United went on to benefit from the points that were dropped by those above them in the table