MATCH FACTS

■■Manchester United have failed to score in five of their 14 Premier League home games this season – they last failed to net in more home league games in a single season in 2013-14 (6). ■■Watford’s Roy Hodgson (W2 D2) is the fourth manager to go unbeaten in four consecutive away Premier League games against Manchester United, after Jurgen Klopp, Sean Dyche and Steve McClaren. ■■Manchester United have never lost a home league game against Watford (W11 D3) – facing the Hornets more often at home in their league history without suffering defeat than versus any other side.

■■Watford have avoided defeat in three of their last four league meetings with Manchester United (W2 D1 L1), after losing 14 of their previous 15 league clashes with the Red Devils (W1).

■■Watford have kept a clean sheet in consecutive away Premier League games for the first time since September 2017.

■■At 38 years & 329 days old, Watford’s Ben Foster (below) became the oldest visiting goalkeeper to keep a clean sheet against Manchester United at

Old Trafford in the Premier League. The previous oldest visiting goalkeeper to achieve this feat was David Seaman (aged 38y 231d) for Arsenal in May 2002.