Manchester United sent damning top four 'habits' assessment after Watford draw

A former Manchester United academy graduate has given a candid assessment of his old side following their 0-0 draw with Watford on Saturday.

Ralf Rangnick’s side failed to score for the first time in 11 games as their top four hopes received another body blow on Saturday afternoon.

The club remain in the final Champions League spot but have played three games more than Arsenal, who sit two points behind them.

And former United striker Danny Webber — who played three first team games between 2000 and 2003 — said the goalless draw with Watford was not up to standard.

Speaking on MUTV, he said: “We do have to win the game and, as you say, we’ve dropped two valuable points.

“We did it against Burnley and against Southampton. That’s six points now when we’re fighting so hard for fourth place, it’s not okay.”

United earned a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in their Last 16 first leg clash in Spain in midweek.

But Webber called for more consistency from the side when playing against lower quality opposition.

He added: “You can’t just get up for the big games and then these games, when they’re deemed as lesser clubs in a lesser position, not be up for that as well.

“We don’t like to say it, but the likes of City and Liverpool are putting people to the sword at the moment and they were our old habits.

“We’re not in those habits anymore and we need to quickly create those habits.

“Whoever we’re up against, you’ve got to puff out your chest and go and deliver.”

Despite the disappointing result, United have now gone seven games unbeaten in the Premier League. Their next game sees them take on league leaders Manchester City at the Etihad next Sunday.

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