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'He doesn't know how to do one or two touches': Troy Deeney offers brutal assessment of Manchester United's Fred and claims the £52m midfielder gives you the ball 'three or four times a game'!

Troy Deeney has offered a brutal assessment of how Watford targeted Manchester United weak link Fred, and claims that he gives the ball away 'three or four times a game'.

Fred, signed for £52m from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2018, has flattered to deceive since arriving in the Premier League.

After struggling under Jose Mourinho he has become a more reliable performer under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, but Deeney says Watford were still able to exploit his weaknesses when they beat them at Vicarage Road last season.

Watford striker Troy Deeney has offered a brutal assessment of Manchester United's Fred

u26bdufe0f “When you play against Fred you let him have the ball.