MANCHESTER -- Jose Mourinho praised Anthony Martial for his vital contribution to Manchester United's 2-0 defeat of Watford at Old Trafford but suggested the France international still lacks confidence.

Martial, starting in the Premier League for the first time since Jan. 15, set up a 32nd-minute goal for Juan Mata and scored the second on 60 minutes -- only his third Premier League strike of the current campaign, having scored 11 last season in the Premier League.

"The Anthony Martial I want is the Anthony Martial of the last two weeks of training," Mourinho said. "Because if he trains in the way he did in the last two weeks and performs naturally the way he did today or better, because I think he still misses a bit of confidence. I kept shouting to him to attack the defender. He needs that confidence but he is working very well."