Watford vs Manchester United, 2021-22 English Premier League

Man United chaos: Solskjaer pressure increases as Maguire sees red in Watford loss

Manchester United slumped to a 4-1 defeat to Watford in an action-packed affair on Saturday as pressure grows on manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 6': Penalty Watford. Joshua King draws a foul in the penalty area.
• 6': Penalty conceded by Scott McTominay (Manchester United) after a foul in the penalty area.
• 9': VAR Decision: No Goal Watford 0-0 Manchester United.
• 11': Penalty saved! Ismaila Sarr (Watford) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
• 11': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Bruno Fernandes.
• 11': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imran Louza with a cross.
• 11': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Scott McTominay.
• 12': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imran Louza with a cross following a corner.
• 13': Attempt blocked. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 13': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
• 14': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
• 14': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 15': Offside, Manchester United. Scott McTominay tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
• 18': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
• 19': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 19': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
• 19': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 21': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
• 21': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 23': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
• 23': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imran Louza with a cross.
• 26': Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 26': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
• 27': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 28': Goal! Watford 1, Manchester United 0. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
• 31': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
• 33': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
• 34': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 34': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
• 36': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nicolas Nkoulou.
• 37': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
• 38': Offside, Watford. Joshua King tries a through ball, but Tom Cleverley is caught offside.
• 40': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Masina with a cross.
• 40': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
• 44': Goal! Watford 2, Manchester United 0. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
• 45': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 45': Foul by Imran Louza (Watford).
• 45': Imran Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 45'+2': Offside, Manchester United. Harry Maguire tries a through ball, but Marcus Rashford is caught offside.
• 45'+3': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
• 45'+4': First Half ends, Watford 2, Manchester United 0.
• 45': Second Half begins Watford 2, Manchester United 0.
• 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Anthony Martial replaces Marcus Rashford.
• 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek replaces Scott McTominay.
• 50': Goal! Watford 2, Manchester United 1. Donny van de Beek (Manchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo with a headed pass.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
• 51': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester United - Watford 2-1 Manchester United (Donny van de Beek).
• 52': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
• 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by David de Gea.
• 54': Offside, Manchester United. Nemanja Matic tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
• 55': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
• 56': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
• 56': Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 57': Attempt saved. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Donny van de Beek with a through ball.
• 57': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ben Foster.
• 58': Foul by Nemanja Matic (Manchester United).
• 58': Joshua King (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 62': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
• 62': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 62': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 64': Substitution, Watford. William Troost-Ekong replaces Nicolas Nkoulou.
• 64': Attempt blocked. Imran Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
• 68': Attempt missed. Nemanja Matic (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Donny van de Beek.
• 68': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Ismaila Sarr because of an injury.
• 69': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
• 69': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 69': Second yellow card to Harry Maguire (Manchester United) for a bad foul.
• 70': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
• 71': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
• 72': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Donny van de Beek.
• 73': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
• 73': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 76': Attempt missed. Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jadon Sancho with a cross.
• 77': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Imran Louza.
• 77': Offside, Manchester United. Donny van de Beek tries a through ball, but Cristiano Ronaldo is caught offside.
• 79': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cristiano Ronaldo.
• 81': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
• 83': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
• 84': Substitution, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot replaces Luke Shaw because of an injury.
• 85': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross following a corner.
• 89': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
• 90': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
• 90'+1': Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Jadon Sancho.
• 90'+2': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross.
• 90'+2': Goal! Watford 3, Manchester United 1. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
• 90'+6': Goal! Watford 4, Manchester United 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Foster.
• 90'+7': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
• 90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 4, Manchester United 1.
• 0': Match ends, Watford 4, Manchester United 1.