Ighalo Misses Open Net; Success Stars As Man Utd Are Stung By The Hornets

Ighalo Misses Open Net; Success Stars As Man Utd Are Stung By The Hornets

Two Nigerian stars, Odion Ighalo and Isaac Success, were on parade at Vicarage Road as Watford beat Manchester United 3-1 in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon, their first victory over the Red Devils since September 16, 1986.<br /><br />The Hornets opened scoring in the 34th minute through Capoue but ought to have taken the lead earlier, with Ighalo missing an open net on 13 minutes after a mistake by De Gea, before heading over the bar from a Cathcart cross.<br /><br />Rashford restored parity for the visitors just after the hour mark, only for substitute Z&uacute;&ntilde;iga to restore Watford&rsquo;s one goal lead with his second touch of the ball, with six minutes remaining. <br /><br />Into the 90th minute, Isaac Success made his third consecutive appearance as a substitute, replacing Ighalo, and his mazy run in injury time earned Watford a penalty converted by Deeney. <br /><br />Watford, who occupy the eighth position in the English top-flight, travel to Burnley in their next fixture. <br /><br />Igho Kingsley <br />
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