Thursday 19 November 2015 19:48, UK
Quique Sanchez Flores "loves" Heurelho Gomes even more since the goalkeeper's erratic display in Watford's recent 2-1 defeat to Leicester.
The Brazilian gifted the Foxes the opening goal with an error before rushing to concede the penalty which turned out to be the winner with the score still at 1-0.
Gomes has a history of conceding unnecessary goals amid making athletic saves but his manager insisted he has not allowed the latest to bother him, and that he will retain his place when Watford host Manchester United on Saturday.
"Gomes has been happy, completely happy," said Flores. "He knows accidents are possible in football. I said to him when we were coming back from London: 'Heurelho, I love you more than before'. We love him.
"Accidents are possible with goalkeepers. If you analyse his season it is amazing."
United are likely to represent one of the hardest challenges of Watford's season so far, but given his side's highly-positive start to the campaign that has inspired them to 11th place in the Premier League, Flores is targeting victory over Louis van Gaal's men.
"It's always more important," he said. "It is three points. They shoot four, they score three, so they are difficult to stop. We need to be positive and optimistic.
"The expectation is good for Watford, it means what we are doing is important for the rest of the people. Finally we are sending our message about what we can do."
