Football

Premier League: Manchester United stumble again in Watford Stalemate

By Aman Shukla

Manchester United’s challenge for a top-four finish in the Premier League stumbled once more as Watford clung on for a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford to boost their hopes of survival. Manchester United dominated from beginning to end however were made to pay for not taking any of their chances with Cristiano Ronaldo, Bruno Fernandes and Anthony Elanga not clinical in front of goal. The Red Devils stayed fourth but edged only points ahead of Arsenal, who have three matches in hand. Before kick-off, both sets of players stood along with a sign saying “peace” in six languages alongside United manager Ralf Rangnick because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Rangnick likewise wore a “no war” badge, while there Ukrainian flags waved among the crowd at Old Trafford.

A 4-1 loss at Vicarage Road when the sides last met in November ended up being the straw for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s time as United coach.

Manchester United have just lost once from open play in 20 matches since, however, nine of those games have been draws as a star-studden squad has still struggled to match expectations.

Aman Shukla

Aman Shukla is a post-graduate in mass communication. A media enthusiast who has a stronghold on communication, content writing, and copy writing. Aman is currently working as a subeditor at dailyindianews.com and can be reached at [email protected]