Man Utd 0-0 Watford: The Red Devil's draw leaves them fourth in EPL table

Game is over and the final score is Man Utd 0-0 Watford. Here is the match report.

Match Report

Manchester United dropped two more points in their quest for a Champions League place as they were held at home by relegation-threatened Watford.

And the Red Devils left the field to boos after the goalless draw, despite dominating at Old Trafford.

United had 22 shots against Roy Hodgson's side but the only time they found the net, Cristiano Ronaldo was offside.

Ronaldo also hit a post and struck team-mate Anthony Elanga with a goal-bound shot.

Elanga also failed to provide the finish to a flowing move, while Bruno Fernandes was unable to capitalise on two excellent first-half opportunities.

Watford might have scored themselves but Emmanuel Dennis' effort lacked conviction and hit Raphael Varane before bouncing through to David de Gea.

Victory for the visitors would have been completely against the run of play, although the point nudges them a bit closer to the clubs just outside the relegation zone.

The game was preceded by a show of solidarity with Ukraine after the Russian invasion, with both teams standing behind a banner proclaiming 'Peace' in a number of different languages, including Russian and Ukrainian.

A step forward for Watford

This result was nowhere close to being on the same scale as Watford's 4-1 success in the reverse fixture that triggered the dismissal of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

However, it will feel as though there is something more solid to build on.

Watford had gone 30 games without keeping a clean sheet when Roy Hodgson took over as manager - now they have three in six games, to go with the five points collected in the former England boss' short time in charge.

Dennis spurned their best chance but Hodgson will be delighted Foster was not really stretched, with another former United player, Craig Cathcart, outstanding in the Hornets' defence.

It might not be pretty but Hodgson will doubtless feel if his side can get to the period in the spring, when they play four fellow relegation candidates in the space of six games, they will give themselves a chance of survival.

A call for peace

It was Rangnick's idea to stand behind the 'Peace' banner before kick-off.

The German, who was working in Russia for Lokomotiv Moscow before the call came from United in November, spoke eloquently about the unfolding situation in Ukraine on Friday.

It is clearly something Rangnick cares passionately about and he also wore a 'No War' badge on his coat.

Match Events

0' The match is about to start!

4' OFF THE POST! Ronaldo nearly scores

15' OFFSIDE! Ronaldo's goal disallowed

19' MISS! Bruno's shot inches wide

27' MISS! Bruno's header wide out

37' CHANCE! Telles' free-kick wide out

42' Elanga goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!

67' MISS! Ronaldo's shot saved

89' CHANCE! Sancho's long shot wide out

Line-ups

Man Utd XI: Ronaldo, Matic, De Gea, Alex Telles, Lindelof, Varane, Pogba, Fred, Bruno Fernandes, Wan-Bissaka, A. Elanga

Subs: Mata, Jones, Maguire, Shaw, Lingard, Dean Henderson, Dalot, Rashford, Sancho

Watford XI: Foster, Sissoko, Cathcart, Cleverley, King, Hassane Kamara, Samir, Bonaventure, Sarr, I. Louza, Ngakia

Subs: J. Kucka, Kabasele, Bachmann, W. Troost-Ekong, Masina, K. Sema, J. Hernández, E. Kayembe, João Pedro