Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho felt the referee and bad luck played a part in his team's defeat to Watford, but also accepted their performance could have been better.
Goals from Etienne Capoue and Marcus Rashford had the match level at 1-1 going into the final seven minutes, when a strike from substitute Juan Zuniga and a penalty from captain Troy Deeney earned the home side a 3-1 victory at Vicarage Road.
United now sit six points behind early Premier League leaders Manchester City, and Mourinho has lost three consecutive competitive games in a single season for the first time since he was in charge of Porto in 2001-02.
The frustrated Portuguese felt Anthony Martial had been fouled in the build-up to Watford's first goal from Capoue and suggested his side were on top when Watford struck twice in the latter stages. Mourinho went on to describe the decision not to award a foul on Martial following Miguel Britos' challenge as "ridiculous" and reiterated his belief that factors outside of his control played a key part in the loss.
