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David De Gea\u2019s howler put rock-bottom Watford on course for a remarkable result as Manchester United endured their most chastening loss of the season.<\/p>\nDavid De Gea\u2019s howler put rock-bottom Watford on course for a remarkable result as Manchester United endured their most chastening loss of the season.<\/p>\n
Nigel Pearson\u2019s first home match was a free hit heading into Christmas, with the Hornets nine points off safety before kick-off and already staring down the barrel of relegation.<\/p>\n
Yet Watford\u2019s survival hopes received an unlikely shot in the arm on Sunday as United goalkeeper De Gea somehow let in Ismaila Sarr\u2019s shot before Troy Deeney quickly scored a penalty foolishly given away by Aaron Wan-Bissaka in a vital 2-0 win.<\/p>\n
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer\u2019s side were out-fought and out-thought in Hertfordshire, where a forgettable first half was followed by a second period to remember for the Hornets.<\/p>\n
Having shown promise in defeat at table-topping Liverpool last weekend, Pearson\u2019s men took the lead in a league match at Vicarage Road for the first time since April as Sarr\u2019s 50th-minute effort somehow crept past De Gea.<\/p>\n
Wan-Bissaka\u2019s foul on Sarr four minutes later allowed Deeney to double Watford\u2019s lead during an extraordinary start to the second half that United were unable to find a way back into as much as Solskjaer\u2019s stunned side tried.<\/p>\n