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Walter Mazzarri expects Watford to face 'charged' Burnley

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Walter Mazzarri has prepared Watford for an "aggressive" Burnley on Monday Night Football after "archiving" the win over Manchester United.

Last weekend's 3-1 win over Jose Mourinho's side gave new boss Mazzarri back-to-back wins after just a point from his first three Premier League games.

Next up are a Burnley side without a win in four since upsetting Liverpool last month, and the Watford manager said: "They are going to be very charged - after we beat Manchester United - and it will be very important for them to win against us.

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"Maybe they will be a little bit aggressive towards us and I think it is going to be a difficult away game.

"We have big respect for Burnley - they have won against Liverpool - and they have shown they are a strong side. That is what we need to reflect on.

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"They won against a big team like Liverpool, so we need to understand how they won and how well they played. It is not going to be an easy away game.

"Is it clear that we enjoyed the victory [over United]. The boys were very happy and for two days after they were smiling, but we have now archived that and we think about the next game."

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The trip to Turf Moor is followed by a run of games against Bournemouth, Middlesbrough, Swansea and Hull, and Mazzarri said: "I am very curious to see where we go mentally.

"We will see in the next five games, and we will see if we can continue to grow and improve, especially having won and done well in the first games we have played."

Jurgen Klopp joins Jamie Carragher on Monday Night Football ahead of Burnley v Watford. Tune in to Sky Sports 1 from 7pm.

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