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Selvik form means Bachmann must 'be patient'

Watford boss Tom Cleverley says goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann will have to "be patient" after returning to fitness following an ankle ligament injury.

The Austrian was first-choice for Watford, making 22 appearances this season before suffering the injury near the end of their 2-1 defeat by Sheffield United on 4 January.

It prompted the Hornets to sign Norway's Egil Selvik from Udinese at the end of the transfer window and he has made a good impression with four clean sheets in eight games so far.

"Selvik's been fantastic since he came to the club, hand in hand with our defensive record improving a lot with James Abankwah and the change to a back four," Cleverley told BBC Three Counties Radio.