Manchester United v Swansea City, 02 January 2016

Score2-1 to Manchester United
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance75,415

View Manchester United v Swansea City head to head

Swansea City had won four of the five preceding meetings with Manchester United in all competitions, all by a 2-1 scoreline. Kick-off: 3.00pm

2 Manchester United

1 Swansea City

Goals:

Anthony Martial 47 G
Wayne Rooney 77 G

Goals:

Gylfi Sigurdsson 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Chris Smalling
Defender/Midfielder Daley Blind
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Ander Herrera
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger
Forward Anthony Martial
Forward Wayne Rooney

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Angel Rangel Defender/Right back
Federico Fernández Defender
Ashley Williams Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor Defender/Midfielder
Leon Britton Midfielder
Wayne Routledge Midfielder
KI Sung-yueng Midfielder
André Ayew Midfielder/Forward
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Matteo Darmian for Phil Jones 46
Paddy McNair for Ashley Young 78
Michael Carrick for Ander Herrera 90

Substitutions:

Modou Barrow for Leon Britton 62
Bafetimbi Gomis for André Ayew 82
Jefferson Montero for Wayne Routledge 82

Cards:

Chris Smalling 42 Y
Daley Blind 85 Y

Cards:

Angel Rangel 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero
Defender Matteo Darmian
Defender/Midfielder Paddy McNair
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Michael Carrick
Midfielder Marouane Fellaini
Midfielder/Forward Memphis Depay

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender Jordi Amat
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Naughton
Midfielder Matt Grimes
Midfielder/Forward Jefferson Montero
Forward Modou Barrow
Forward Bafetimbi Gomis

Comments:

League position: 5th Wayne Rooney ended a run of 553 minutes without a goal for the club. The goal meant he moved ahead of Andy Cole in to second place on the all-time Premier League scorers list on 188, 72 goals behind Alan Shearer. He also moved ahead of Denis Law to become the second-highest scorer in Manchester United's history on 238 goals, 11 behind Sir Bobby Charlton. With this victory, United avoided a run of nine games without a win for the first time since November 1988. Michael Carrick replaced Ander Herrera in the first minute of added time in the second half.

Comments:

League position: 17th Swansea City had now won only one of their last 11 Premier League away games (lost seven). The Swans had scored 17 goals after 20 games of this Premier League season. Only bottom-of-the-table Aston Villa (16) had scored fewer.

2 Manchester United

Goals:

Anthony Martial 47 G
Wayne Rooney 77 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David De Gea
Defender Chris Smalling
Defender/Midfielder Daley Blind
Defender/Midfielder Phil Jones
Defender/Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Ashley Young
Midfielder Ander Herrera
Midfielder Juan Mata
Midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger
Forward Anthony Martial
Forward Wayne Rooney

Substitutions:

Matteo Darmian for Phil Jones 46
Paddy McNair for Ashley Young 78
Michael Carrick for Ander Herrera 90

Cards:

Chris Smalling 42 Y
Daley Blind 85 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Sergio Romero
Defender Matteo Darmian
Defender/Midfielder Paddy McNair
Midfielder Andreas Pereira
Midfielder Michael Carrick
Midfielder Marouane Fellaini
Midfielder/Forward Memphis Depay

Comments:

League position: 5th Wayne Rooney ended a run of 553 minutes without a goal for the club. The goal meant he moved ahead of Andy Cole in to second place on the all-time Premier League scorers list on 188, 72 goals behind Alan Shearer. He also moved ahead of Denis Law to become the second-highest scorer in Manchester United's history on 238 goals, 11 behind Sir Bobby Charlton. With this victory, United avoided a run of nine games without a win for the first time since November 1988. Michael Carrick replaced Ander Herrera in the first minute of added time in the second half.

1 Swansea City

Goals:

Gylfi Sigurdsson 70 G

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Angel Rangel Defender/Right back
Federico Fernández Defender
Ashley Williams Defender
Jack Cork Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor Defender/Midfielder
Leon Britton Midfielder
Wayne Routledge Midfielder
KI Sung-yueng Midfielder
André Ayew Midfielder/Forward
Gylfi Sigurdsson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Modou Barrow for Leon Britton 62
Bafetimbi Gomis for André Ayew 82
Jefferson Montero for Wayne Routledge 82

Cards:

Angel Rangel 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender Jordi Amat
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Naughton
Midfielder Matt Grimes
Midfielder/Forward Jefferson Montero
Forward Modou Barrow
Forward Bafetimbi Gomis

Comments:

League position: 17th Swansea City had now won only one of their last 11 Premier League away games (lost seven). The Swans had scored 17 goals after 20 games of this Premier League season. Only bottom-of-the-table Aston Villa (16) had scored fewer.