Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage of Manchester United v Watford from Old Trafford. This is a big game for both teams. A win for United would take them fifth, three points off Chelsea in fourth. Victory for Watford would take them out of the relegation zone and up to 16th in the table. The match begins at 2pm local time, and we'll have team news shortly.

Premier League / Matchday 27

Old Trafford / 23.02.2020

Manchester United

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ByPete Sharland

Updated 23/02/2020 at 15:52 GMT

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One of Bruno Fernandes' qualities, already evident in his short Old Trafford career, is that he wants to take responsibility at all times. He's got the personality of a Manchester United player, that's for sure.

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GOAL! Manchester United 1-0 Watford (Fernandes pen) A nerveless penalty from Bruno Fernandes. He takes some deep breaths, runs up and sends Foster the wrong way with an elaborate dummy. It's his first goal for Manchester United; it won't be his last.

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B. Fernandes

Manchester United

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PENALTY TO UNITED! Foster took out Fernandes, who ran onto James' through ball and pushed it round the keeper.

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United have been better in the last 10 minutes or so, with Watford under pressure for the first time in the game.

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Good chance for Fred! United worked that well on the counter, with Fernandes winning the ball and finding James on the left side of the box. He got his head up, waited for options and eventually laid the ball back perfectly for Fred in the D. He opened his body and sidefooted it over the bar with his left foot.

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James blasts high and wide from the edge of the area. He scored a number of goals from that sort of position at the start of the season, but nothing since then.

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Capoue is lucky to avoid a yellow card for a cynical foul on Bruno Fernandes.

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United need to get Bruno Fernandes on the ball much more than they have so far.

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Good save from de Gea! Deeney nicked the ball off Fred - who Watford have targeted - and found Doucoure. He moved to within 20 yards of goal and smacked a left-footed shot that the diving de Gea palmed round at the near post.

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Fred surges over the halfway line and plays a good ball to put Martial one against one with Kabasele in the inside-left channel. He cuts inside, on his right foot, but balloons the ball over the bar from the edge of the area. That might have bobbled.

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Watford enjoy an extended spell of possession. They'll be thrilled with how the match has gone so far.

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Fernandes' stinging long-range shot hits Hughes. The loose ball comes to Shaw, whose low drive from 20 yards is comfortably held by the crouching Foster.

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James' deflected shot is comfortably held by Foster. It's end-to-end stuff.

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Dawson's dangerous cross flashes right across the six-yard box.

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Watford have been very physical, fairly so, and United look a little unnerved.

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Meanwhile, at Molineux...

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Chance for Wan-Bissaka! United create a good opportunity out of nothing. James' inswinging cross from the left is palmed away unconvincingly by Foster and goes straight to Wan-Bissaka, who sidefoots into the side-netting. He should have done better.

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Watford look really dangerous on the counter-attack. United are in a game here.

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Another chance for Watford! Deulofeu's low cross from the left is dummied by Hughes and reaches Deulofeu, who dances between two defenders on the edge of the six-yard box. His touch takes him wide of goal, almost at the byline, so he turns and drags a shot into the side netting at the near post.

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