Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal was delighted to move within touching distance of the Premier League's top four after "fantastic" results for his team.
United triumphed 1-0 over Watford courtesy of a brilliant Juan Mata free-kick, but Liverpool's 3-0 thrashing of Manchester City, coupled with losses for Tottenham and Arsenal, means Van Gaal's men are outside the top four on goal difference only.
"It's fantastic," Van Gaal said.
"That's the strength of the Premier League. It's also nice as we lost at Sunderland and there was a lot of criticism at that time but the difference between teams is not that big.
"Everybody can lose to everybody."
"I have to say, we gave the chances away," the Dutchman said.
"It was not that they were creating them. They were pressing us and we gave too many balls away.
"In the second half we did it, but Timothy [Fosu-Mensah] with his speed restored a lot of our errors."
