Since returning to Watford on loan, Emmanuel Dennis has averaged 45 minutes of football across his 12 league and cup appearances.
However, the striker is nursing a groin problem and Tom Cleverley said he will have to balance the need for the threat Dennis poses on the pitch with a preparedness to steer him through the coming weeks. “He had a good chance after we scored, but he responded well and he’s got good mental strength to take his goal so well after missing one before,” Cleverley said.
“If he can give us an hour of the quality of performance he did tonight in every game, then he’s in a good place.Another player Cleverley played alongside before he retired was fellow midfielder Tom Dele-Bashiru, and he had words of praise for his performance against Leeds.“From the player I left 18 months ago to the player I see now, he’s really coming on.