WATFORD, England -- If Christmas is a time for putting others' needs before your own, then Manchester United's generosity in a 2-0 defeat at Vicarage Road was to be applauded.
Watford went into their final fixture before Christmas bottom of the Premier League table, without a home league win since April and as the only team in Europe's five major leagues yet to reach double figures in league goals. When David de Gea's calamitous error allowed Ismaila Sarr to put the hosts in front in the 50th minute, it was the first time Watford had taken the lead in a league game in front of their own fans this campaign.