The win at Norwich undoubtedly came about because of shared commitment and a unified attitude throughout the team but head coach Slaven Bilic also picked out a few players for special mentions.

The Watford boss named young full-back James Morris, who was making his first league start, as well as Leandro Bacuna and Mario Gaspar – a midfield pairing nobody would have guessed would be fielded at any point yet one that defied all the odds to be a telling factor in the win at Carrow Road.

“I don’t want to single out players, but can you imagine how James Morris feels?" he said.

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“Before I came to the club he didn’t even train with the first team, today he plays 90 minutes away at Norwich, we get three points, a clean sheet.

“As for Bacuna and Gaspar, they were displays that came from experience. The good thing about experienced players is that you can explain what you want them to do, and they know how to do it.

“They hold their positions, they do what you ask, and then when the opportunity arises they use their experience to do something more.

“They were vital in our performance today. They were anchors for us, winning second balls and when we had time they distributed the ball well and looked to play forwards.

“They protected the three at the back. They gave top, top performances.”

Bilic said he always felt that his side could, if they followed the game plan, frustrate the home team and their fans.

“Knowing the quality we have in certain positions and knowing that if it’s 0-0 the home fans will start to lose patience and Norwich will start to push their full backs up, then with players like Davis, Sarr and initially Kalu then later Bayo, we have the tools to hurt teams.

“I think we should have scored before we did to be honest. But our plan was to play exactly as we did.”

He also paid tribute to the 1800+ Watford fans who made the trip to Norfolk on a chilly bank holiday, and particularly the noise they made.

“I don’t like cliches but we could hear our fans,” he said.

“We were surprised how many of them were there. I’m not one who just says these things, but we heard them. They were there for us today.”