Manchester United went top of the table as Troy Deeney’s last-minute own goal gave them victory at Watford.<\/p>\n
Deeney looked to have earned a point for the Hornets with a late penalty, but then slid home a Bastian Schweinsteiger cross.<\/p>\n
Memphis Depay – starting a Premier League match for the first time since 4 October – netted United’s opener, volleying home an Ander Herrera cross.<\/p>\n
Odion Ighalo and Etienne Capoue fired off target for the home side.<\/p>\n
But, with just four minutes left, they made a breakthrough when Deeney smashed home after Marcos Rojo clumsily brought down Ighalo.<\/p>\n
The drama in an end-to-end second half was not over, though, as United pushed for a winner.
\nThey got their reward as Jesse Lingard’s ball across the box fell to Schweinsteiger, who slid it back across goal and Deeney bundled home.<\/p>\n
The win took the Red Devils a point clear of rivals Manchester City, who face Liverpool at 17:30 GMT.
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\nBy: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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