What is Watford's strongest XI for the 2021-22 season?

Watford return to the Premier League this weekend as they begin their 2021-22 campaign against Aston Villa.

Here, Sports Mole looks at the strongest XI available to Xisco Munoz ahead of the new season.

STRONGEST XI

SQUAD

Goalkeepers: Ben Foster, Daniel Bachmann, Rob Elliot, Adam Parkes

Defenders: Jeremy Ngakia, William Troost-Ekong, Adam Masina, Craig Cathcart, Kiko Femenia, Christian Kabasele, Francisco Sierralta, Marc Navarro, Mattie Pollock, Danny Rose

Midfielders: Tom Cleverley, Nathaniel Chalobah, Dan Gosling, Will Hughes, Domingos Quina, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Imran Louza, Juraj Kucka, Peter Etebo

Forwards: Troy Deeney, Joao Pedro, Ken Sema, Andre Gray, Isaac Success, Ismaila Sarr, Stipe Perica, Emmanuel Dennis, Joshua King, Kwadwo Baah, Dapo Mebude, Cucho Hernandez

> Click here for full details of Watford's 2021-22 squad