Fernandes impresses as United brush aside Watford
Bruno Fernandes' first Manchester United goal set his new club on their way to a comfortable home win against relegation-threatened Watford and into fifth in the Premier League.
Fernandes,a£47mJanuary signing from Sporting Lisbon, converteda42nd-minutepenaltyafterhehadbeentakenout by Watford keeper Ben Foster.
Anthony Martial scored an excellent second after Watford's
Troy Deeney had a goal ruled out by VAR for handball in the build-up. Mason Greenwood, 18, lashed home his 11th of the season 15 minutes from timetocompleteUnited'sscoring.
Fernandes said it was a dreamtoscoreatOldTrafford. "This is the day every player wants to have. I feel lucky to score," the Portuguese midfielder said.
"Everyone knows we want to get into the Champions League places. I am here to help the team conquer this placeandkeepwinninggames, it's what I want to do, it's what I need to do."
After beating Chelsea at StamfordBridgeonMonday,it wasonlythethirdtimethisseason that United had won successivePremierLeaguegames.
While Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men have now moved into the top five, Watford remain second from bottom.
Fernandes' arrival at Old Trafford has provided an injection of enthusiasm on and off the pitch.
The United fans sang "Bruno, Bruno" in the way they used to chant Wayne Rooney's name. They certainly respond to his directness, and it was from one such burst that Foster brought him down.
Giventhemidfielder'selaborate jump as he ran up to take the kick, he needed to score and he did, with Foster diving the wrong way.
Martial also seems to have responded to Fernandes' arrival.
TheFrenchman'slatestgoal means he has found the net in three consecutive games for the first time since September 2017.
The manner of it was superb - first nudging Christian Kabaseleaside,thenbrilliantly finding space with a neat bit of skill after Foster's initial save hadreturnedtheballtohimbefore keeping his composure to chip into an empty net.
Greenwood has taken a back seat in recent weeks after all the attention he was afforded in the early part of the season, but he also made his mark by smashing a shot into the roof of Watford's net to end any lingering hopes of a comeback.