Saturday’s game was certainly worth the wait, wasn’t it?

After almost three months without competitive football, it was great to get back to Vicarage Road and what a game we were treated to.

From delight, to despair, to ecstasy all in the space of 90 minutes. It’s fair to say Watford fans went through a mixture of emotions against Liverpool, in what was an entertaining but encouraging match.

Miguel Britos’ injury time goal secured the Hornets a point - and I thought a draw was probably a fair result.

I don’t like cliches, but it’s fair to say Saturday’s match was a game of two halves. Watford were far the better team in the first 45 minutes, as they pressed and hassled Liverpool.

Half-time probably came at the wrong time for the Hornets, as after the break, they never really reached the same heights, partly due to an improved showing from the Reds.

It was a promising display from Watford, who worked so hard throughout the game and caused the Reds problems whenever they ventured forward.

They pressed Jurgen Klopp’s men whenever they were in possession, but what impressed me the most about this display was the commitment of the players.

The team kept going throughout and it really felt like this team was united, something we didn’t see too much of last season - on too many occasions, when the going got tough, Watford crumbled easily. Not in this game they didn’t.

Watford didn’t let their heads drop when Liverpool went in front and that would have undoubtedly been the case during the last campaign.

It was also good to see the Hornets have a game-plan and the players looked certain of their roles, something that wasn’t the case under Walter Mazzarri last season either.

There were plenty of good performances on the pitch too, with the pick of the bunch undoubtedly being Abdoulaye Doucoure, who just oozes class. He just looks so calm and confident on the ball.

All of Watford’s best passages of play went through him and he was also disciplined in his role in Watford’s engine room. He made some good tackles and interceptions too and has already forged a great partnership with Nathaniel Chalobah. It’s crazy to think that he was out of the picture this time last year.

If he continues to replicate these performances over the season, then I have no doubt that the Frenchman will earn a move to a big club sooner rather than later.

Mentions should also go to Stefano Okaka and Tom Cleverley, who were also excellent on Saturday I thought. In Okaka’s case, he was a constant menace to Liverpool’s defence and brought the likes of Roberto Pereyra and Cleverley into play well. I also thought Cleverley put in a workmanlike performance and used the ball well.

There are a few things we still need to improve though. Defensively, we still need some work as Silva will be disappointed by two of the goals we conceded on Saturday.

I feel we need to be a bit more organised at corners as well, as there were a few occasions were Liverpool players easily lost their markers.

I also feel that we need to sign a new right winger. I really want to like Nordin Amrabat, as he works so hard for the team, but his end product is just so poor.

On countless occasions on Saturday, he got into good positions only for him to take too many touches or for his final ball to be below-par. We simply cannot afford to be wasteful in this division, especially against the bigger teams.

Whether it’s Aaron Lennon, Andre Carrillo, or another wide player. We’ve got to bring in another right midfielder, as I just don’t think Nordin Amrabat is good enough to be starting week in week out for us.

Personally, I wouldn’t mind seeing Isaac Success being handed a chance out wide, as I think his pace would terrify defenders and he can deliver a good cross, as we saw against Southampton at Vicarage Road last season when he put in a great ball for Okaka to score. But it seems like he’s out of favour at the minute.

The only other real downside to Saturday’s game were the injuries to Daryl Janmaat and Roberto Pereyra. Both are clearly talented players and when they play, it’s no coincidence that Watford are a better team.

It’s just a shame that we’ve never really seen the best out of them, as they’ve been blighted by injury since they joined the club. Hopefully, they won’t be out for too long.

All in all, though, this was a very promising performance from Watford, which only added to the optimism many had before the game. If we can continue to perform like we did on Saturday and iron out the mistakes, there’s no reason why we can’t put pressure on the teams in the top 10.

I for one am very excited about what this season could offer. Boy, I’m glad football is back.

Bradley Hayden is the founder and sole writer of @WatfordFCBlog