Anthony Martial impressed on his return to the Manchester United starting line-up, scoring one and providing the other as Jose Mourinho's men comfortably overcame Watford.
The player started brightly when he arrived from Monaco but has struggled to recapture that form this term, with his lack of game time leading to questions over his happiness and Old Trafford future.
Martial this week took to social media to dismiss the rumours and let his feet do the talking upon with a starting role against Watford, setting up Juan Mata's opener and scoring a smart second to secure a 2-0 win on Saturday.
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TEAM NEWS
Man United XI: De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Smalling, Blind; Herrera, Pogba, Mata; Mkhitaryan, Martial; Ibrahimovic
Substitutes: Romero, Darmian, Carrick, Fellaini, Lingard, Rashford, Rooney
Watford XI: Gomes; Cathcart, Kaboul, Prödl, Britos; Cleverley, Capoue; Niang, Zárate, Holebas; Deeney
Substitutes: Arlauskis, Mariappa, Janmaat, Behrami, Doucouré, Success, Okaka
Referee: Robert Madley
WHAT THEY SAID
Jose Mourinho: "Football has changed in the three years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired. This is the new football. Do you think I can go to Tottenham and buy two players to kill Tottenham? I can't.
"I cannot go to Arsenal and buy their two best players, or go to Chelsea and bring two of the players that I love. That time is over. The situation where you could start to become the champions by attacking your opponents is over in this country.
Walter Mazzarri: "I don't like looking too much at the table. But the only time I look at the table is because it's important to reach our objective of staying in the Premier League.
"I look at the performance and I want my team to grow with the performance, the mentality and the way of playing."
HEAD-TO-HEAD
PREDICTION
Premier League table
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Chelsea | 24 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 59 |
| 2 | Tottenham | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 50 |
| 3 | Manchester City | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 49 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 47 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 46 |
| 6 | Man United | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 45 |
| 7 | Everton | 24 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 40 |
| 8 | West Brom | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 36 |
| 9 | West Ham | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 31 |
| 10 | Watford | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 30 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Burnley | 24 | 9 | 2 | 13 | -9 | 29 |
| 13 | Southampton | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | -7 | 27 |
| 14 | Bournemouth | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 26 |
| 15 | Middlesbrough | 24 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -8 | 21 |
| 16 | Leicester City | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -17 | 21 |
| 17 | Swansea City | 24 | 6 | 3 | 15 | -25 | 21 |
| 18 | Hull City | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -25 | 20 |
| 19 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 19 |
| 20 | Sunderland | 24 | 5 | 4 | 15 | -18 | 19 |
Disappointment for West Ham fans today as Andy Carroll is not fit enough for a place in the Hammers' squad - it looks like Michail Antonio leads Slaven Bilic's front line. Not a bad call, considering he's one of the Premier League's best headers of the ball.
Albion subs: Myhill; Olsson, Robson-Kanu, Yacob, Evans, M Wilson, McClean.#WBA#WHUWBA
Albion team v @WestHamUtd: Foster; Nyom, Dawson, McAuley, Brunt; Livermore, Fletcher (c); Chadli, Morrison, Phillip… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
1️⃣️ change for the Hammers ➡️️ @maanuulanzini10 ⬅️️ @AndyTCarroll#WHUWBA#COYIhttp://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4Y0FJ2WMAA-98L.jpg
???? #SCFC Starting XI v @CPFC: Grant; Bardsley, Shawcross, M. Indi, Pieters; Whelan, Adam; Arnautovic, Allen, Ramadan… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
Here's the #CPFC team for today's game against @stokecity. #STKCRYhttp://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4Y526rWYAAnop6.jpg
#watfordfc subs v @ManUtd: Arlauskis (GK), Mariappa, Janmaat, Behrami, Doucouré, Success, Okaka.
#watfordfc line-up v @ManUtd: Gomes (GK); Cathcart, Kaboul, Prödl, Britos; Cleverley, Capoue; Niang, Zárate, Holebas; Deeney (c).
Here's how we'll line up against Watford this afternoon. #MUFC#MUNWAThttp://pbs.twimg.com/media/C4Y7QVIWMAAdKhS.jpg
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