Jose Mourinho was complimentary about various aspects of Watford's game ahead of Manchester United's clash with the Hornets at Old Trafford tomorrow.

The Red Devils are currently on a 15-game unbeaten run in the Premier League but it was a different story back in September when the Portuguese was infuriated by aspects of the 3-1 loss at Vicarage Road - United's third defeat in the space of a week and what has been one of their worst displays of the campaign so far.

Phil Jones will be the only first-team player missing when United attempt to exact revenge and close the gap on the top four.

"They are very difficult," Mourinho said of Walter Mazzarri's side. "They are very defensive but there are teams that are very defensive but not very well organised. That's not Watford's case.

"Walter is a very good coach, the team is well organised and then they have the capacity being dangerous on the counter-attack and at set-pieces with a very physical team.

"Many players played already in big teams. They have the know-how, they have the experience.

"Many players are coming from Italian football, important clubs - Napoli, Milan, Udinese - with great knowledge of high competition, so the team is very experienced, so I am waiting for a difficult match."