3 reasons why Manchester United will beat Watford in the Premier League today

Cannot afford to drop more points

United have won just five of their 12 home Premier League games this season, with six draws the chief reason for their fading title challenge.

Mourinho’s men have failed to get past Stoke, Burnley, Arsenal, West Ham, Liverpool, and most recently Hull at Old Trafford this term and, although they have only lost once there, these six games would have felt like defeats as they easily could have won them all.

Nonetheless, they haven’t, and that’s why they are sixth in the table and chasing the top four, but they cannot afford to drop more points at home to a so-called lesser side.

You sense that it’s just a matter of time before Liverpool start winning again, and with Arsenal and Manchester City both facing winnable games this weekend, Mourinho’s side simply have to beat Watford this afternoon.