Watford vs Manchester United team news: Memphis Depay leads attack Louis van Gaal makes four changes

Both Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial are ruled out of Manchester United’s Premier League trip to Watford, meaning Memphis Depay starts in attack in a much-changed line-up from the one that beat West Bromwich Albion 2-0 a fortnight ago.

Michael Carrick is another who has been ruled out with injury, so Louis van Gaal is forced into four changes ahead of the clash with the Hornets that could send United top of the league table with Arsenal, Manchester City and Leicester playing later in the day.

Phil Jones comes in for Marcos Rojo, meaning Ashley Young will switch to left-back, while Morgan Schneiderling replaces the injured Carrick alongside Bastian Schweinsteiger in midfield. Ander Herrera comes in to replace Rooney as the central attacking midfield trio joined by Juan Mata and Jesse Ligard, while Depay gets the nod in attack.

On the substitutes’ bench, Van Gall names two academy players who could be handed their senior debuts as both midfielder Sean Goss and forward Marcus Rashford are included.

Watford will hope to bounce back from the 2-1 defeat by Leicester two weeks ago which came after promising back-to-back 2-0 wins over Stoke and West Ham.

Manager Quique Sanchez Flores makes just one change as Jose Manuel Jurado comes in for Nathan Ake, who drops to the bench.

Watford: Gomes; Nyom, Cathcart, Britos, Anya; Capoue, Watson; Abdi, Jurado, Deeney; Ighalo.

Subs: Arlauskis, Oularé, Paredes, Aké, Guedioura, Ibarbo, Diamanti

Manchester United: De Gea, Young, Smalling, Jones, Blind, Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin, Mata, Herrera, Lingard, Memphis

Subs: Romero, Rojo, McNair, Darmian, Goss, Pereira, Rashford