Football news - Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores: We never gave up

Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores praised his side's determination as they recovered to a 2-2 draw against Arsenal on Sunday.

Quique Sanchez Flores, Manager of Watford acknowledges the fans after the Premier League match between Watford FC and Arsenal FC at Vicarage Road on September 15, 2019 in Watford, United Kingdom.

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The Spaniard was making his return to the Premier League in his second stint as head coach of the Hornets.

The side were 2-0 down at half time but levelled through goals from Tom Cleverley and Roberto Pereyra.

Speaking after the game, he explained that he had missed the Premier League.

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He said: "Have I missed the Premier League? Yeah. I miss all these kind of emotions. I love it.

He praised his side for the recovery, saying: "Arsenal are a very good team so to get one point against them is really good.

"We played well in the first 20- 25 minutes. I said to the players at half-time to try and win the second half and see if we can make a difference.

"I think the reaction of the players was the most important thing. It's easy to be down when you are losing 2-0 to a team as good as Arsenal. But we never gave up and we tried to keep the energy. In the second half we played really well."

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