Danny Welbeck says he won’t allow his reunion with Arsenal to cloud his thinking ahead of playing them on Sunday. Welbeck left the Gunners in the summer on a free transfer after Unai Emery opted not to renew his contract.

Emery had been fond of Welbeck but their relationship was cut short when the forward broke his ankle against Sporting Lisbon in the Europa League. The 28-year-old was able to resume full training by the end of the season but Arsenal decided to let him go. After just four league games, Welbeck has a chance to prove himself to Emery and Arsenal. Welbeck is yet to start for Watford this season but has made two appearances off the bench and the England international says he will give everything to get three points for his new club.

Welbeck told watfordfc.com: “I’ve played against former clubs before, like Manchester United when I was at Arsenal, and now I’m going to be coming up against Arsenal for the first time since I left.

“At the end of the day it’s another game – 11 players on a football pitch against another 11 players – so I’m going to give my best and try to win.

“Paul McGuinness, my youth team manager at United, would always say ‘play the game, not the occasion’ and that’s something that’s always stuck with me. “So I’m not going to allow the occasion to get into my head.

“Someone said the other day that maybe the script is written for me to score my first Watford goal against Arsenal, but the script writers aren’t playing the game so I’m just going to give my best and try to win the game for Watford.”

During the international break, Watford sacked Javi Gracia and replaced him with former manager Quique Sanchez Flores and the Spaniard says he is looking forward to being back at Vicarage Road at the weekend.

“It’s amazing. I know when I was coaching other teams, I know they still sing my name. It was completely emotional,” he said.

“I was really happy with that. They are still really pleased and love them. I created an amazing connection. I am not the main protagonist – that is always the players.

“They have to play well to win the matches, but I prefer to have this kind of contact and feeling with the fans. It’s always important.”

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