As Manchester United was 3-0 winners at home certain things would have been achieved.
This may have seen confidence and potential on display as the Red Devils fear factor is on the rise at the moment.
Goals from the trio of Bruno Fernandes, Anthony Martial, and Mason Greenwood were all Manchester United needed at home as it proved to be the difference in the contest.
This would be a delight to United’s manager Solskjaer as well as the United faithful in attendance at Old Trafford.
On this note, we take a look at the interesting statistics and match features as the Red Devils recorded an impressive win at Old Trafford against Watford.
Shots on target
Man United – 6
Watford – 2
The match produced a total of about 8 shots on target in the entire 90 minutes.
United culminated 6 shots on target as we’ve seen from the stats here. Watford had only 2 shots on target and this ensured they lost against Manchester United.
Shots off target
Man United – 7
Watford – 1
Manchester United dominated on the attacking front as they ensured the win at home. This got them to culminate 7 shots off target while Watford had 1 shot off target in the match.
United’s intent was written over the match stats as they aimed to annihilate their opposition at home.
Possession
Man United – 57%
Watford – 43%
Manchester United controlled the midfield as the likes of Nemanja Matic and Fred perform to expectation at the base of United’s midfield.
This got the Red Devils to enjoy a higher ratio of the possession in comparison to the visiting side.
Manchester United record 57% of the possession as compared to Watford’s 43%.
Corners
Man United – 3
Watford – 5
The intriguing match between the Red Devils and the Hornets produced about 8 corners as the record sounds us right here.
The Old Trafford side recorded about 3 corners in relation to Watford’s 5 corner-kicks as both sides compete at Old Trafford in the Premier League.
Offsides
Man United – 1
Watford – 0
The match saw both sides booked for offside on one occasion as the case may be. Both sides could not wait to find a breakthrough. However it was the Red Devils that eventually did so with a goal from Bruno Fernandes.
This also saw Watford goal ruled out in the game.
Fouls
Man United – 5
Watford – 6
Manchester United and Watford culminated a total of about 11 fouls in the entire 90 minutes.
This saw the Red Devils commit 5 fouls in the clash, while Watford recorded 6 fouls during the course of the match.
This was evident as the visitors were bereft of much of the ball as compared to the United side while been frustrated trying to get the ball back from the dominant side in the tie.
Goal Kick
Man United – 5
Watford – 14
The intense pressure produced from this match ensured about 19 goal-kick in essence.
This got United to concede 5 goals-kick from Watford pressure towards the United’s goal. On the other hand, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men culminated 14 goal-kicks following their accumulated pressure against Watford while scoring three times against them in the process.
