Watford’s £30m record signing, who was nurtured at the same Dakar academy as the Liverpool forward, has become an integral part of the Hornets’ revivalThe Watford bus was just about to leave Anfield but Sadio Mané had a message for Troy Deeney. “Take care of my boy,” the Liverpool forward urged. “He’s a shy boy, shy boy.” Standing awkwardly in the background with his hands in his pockets and peering down at the floor, Ismaïla Sarr looked exactly that. “He just needs to speak English, he’s working on it,” came the reply from Deeney. “He’s a good boy.”After a 2-0 defeat in Nigel Pearson’s first match as manager on 14 December that left Watford six points from safety, Sarr had plenty of reasons to feel sorry for himself. The club’s £30m record signing from Rennes last summer was beset by injury problems after his arrival in England and had just spurned a golden opportunity to record his second Premier League goal against Liverpool, embarrassingly missing the ball when it fell to him unmarked in front of the Kop with the score level. Related: Watford sign Ismaïla Sarr from Rennes for club-record £30m Related: Liverpool’s Sadio Mané named African Footballer of the Year for first time Ismaïla is fast, powerful and now he has his bearings … and it's only his first season, you will see how he gets better Continue readingreadfullarticle
