Oghenekaro Etebo has urged his Watford teammates not to be carried away with their opening game win against Aston Villa on Saturday.

Watford got their 2021/2022 Premier League campaign underway with a 3-2 win against Aston Villa at the Vicarage Road.

Nigerian international, Emmanuel Dennis scored the opening goal for the Hornets before he set up Ismaila Sarr for the second goal and Juan Hernandez scored the third goal.

Villa reduced the deficit with Juan McGinn and Danny Ings both found their names on the score sheet.

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Etebo who spoke with the club media  expressed joy over the victory but warned that the league had only started.

He also congratulated hia teammate Emmanuel Dennis and Ismaila Sarr on their work for the early goal.

“It’s very important as a team to score first and when you get an early goal it motivates everyone, keeps the positive vibes going and everyone keeps pushing.

“I’m happy for my Nigerian brother [Dennis] and Sarr as well. 

“They did well, you can see they’ve got good pace, they run forward and are direct players.”

The win will give confidence to Xisco Munoz’s side, but Etebo isn’t getting carried away.

“This is the start of the season. I’m happy that we got the win, congratulations to my teammates, but it’s a long season so step-by-step we have to keep going.

“This is just the beginning. Like the gaffer said, we need everyone. Everyone needs to stay together, be positive. 

“It’s teamwork and there are lots of games to be played. 

“This is just one game and there are a lot of games to go.”

Etebo noted that the team gave everything to achieve the victory for the first time since February 2020.

“It’s a thing of joy because we have gone nearly two years with no fans, but when they are in the stadium they lift up the team. It’s amazing,” he said.

Etebo performance in his debut for the Hornets was pivotal to their victory.