Swansea vs. Manchester United: Score, Grades, Reaction from Premier League Game

Bafetimbi Gomis deflected home a Jonjo Shelvey shot to give Swansea their first league double over Manchester United with a 2-1 victory at the Liberty Stadium.

The visitors had dominated possession for much of the game but had only a 28th-minute opener from Ander Herrera to show for their efforts.

And Swansea punished Louis van Gaal's team for their lack of potency when Sung-Yueng Ki equalised two minutes later.

And with 17 minutes remaining, Gomis helped a Shelvey effort find its way past David De Gea to give the South Wales team all three points to follow their win at Old Trafford on the opening weekend of the season.

The defeat saw United slip to fourth place in the Premier League table with Arsenal moving into third. The Red Devils could drop out of the Champions League places if Southampton claim a point from their home game with Liverpool on Sunday.

Wayne Rooney returned to a striker role alongside the fit-again Robin van Persie with Radamel Falcao dropping to the bench. Phil Jones was also included in the United starting XI after injury.

Swansea manager Garry Monk made two changes to his team, with Gylfi Sigurdsson returning from suspension in place of Jefferson Montero, while Wayne Routledge replaced Nathan Dyer.

United had started well, but they needed Herrera to prevent them from conceding early on when he cleared a Gomis header from under his own crossbar in the fifth minute.

Gomis went close again four minutes later when his header from a Sigurdsson cross whistled over the crossbar.

United dominated possession early on, but the Swansea counter-attack gave them a better shot of opening the scoring. 

Gomis began the next move for the Swans when he fed Neil Taylor down the right flank, but Routledge struck his cut-back into the arms of De Gea.

Rooney was on target for United when he connected with a Daley Blind cross in the 20th minute, but his header lacked the power to trouble Lukasz Fabianski.

In the 28th minute and against the run of play, United took the lead. Rooney turned on the ball and pulled it back to Angel Di Maria, whose pass was struck first time by Herrera from the edge of the area and beyond Fabianski.

But the lead lasted just two minutes, as Ki grabbed a deserved equaliser for the home side when he connected with a low cross from Shelvey to prod the ball past De Gea.

The game settled down once more after the quickfire glut of goals, but Marouane Fellaini received loud cheers from the home fans when he was booked for another challenge on Jack Cork before the interval.

Van Gaal made a change at the interval with Paddy McNair replaced on the right by Antonio Valencia.

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Swansea almost added a second in similar fashion to their first when Ki put the ball just wide in the opening stages of the second period, prompting a furious reaction from Blind toward Luke Shaw.

The former Southampton defender did not last much longer and was withdrawn for Ashley Young in the 58th minute by Van Gaal.

The substitute found himself immediately involved in the action when his cross set up Van Persie, but the Dutchman fired into the side-netting from close range in a let-off for Swansea.

Van Gaal's changes appeared to be having the desired effect, as United increased the pressure on the home side, and Marcos Rojo went close with a header from a Di Maria cross.

But in the 73rd minute, it was the home side who took the lead. A Ki ball into the area found Shelvey, and his effort was deflected off Gomis and past De Gea.

Van Gaal made a final change 11 minutes from the end with Juan Mata coming on for Di Maria.

United threw themselves forward in the closing stages but could not find a way through, as Swansea completed their first league double over the Red Devils.

Selected Player Ratings

Ander Herrera: A

Saved United with a clearance off the line, grabbed the opening goal and ran the show for Manchester United on the right side of the midfield diamond. Underlined why he should start more often for Van Gaal, and his performance leaves a dilemma for the Old Trafford manager over playing more regularly.

Jonjo Shelvey: A+

A tremendous display from the former Liverpool midfielder, who provided a great run and cross for Ki to equalise on the half-hour mark and tracked back well when required. The second Swansea goal was credited to Gomis, but he owed much to Shelvey for making it happen.

Wayne Rooney: B+

Failed to ignite on his return to a striking role in the first half for Manchester United, and his only chance in the opening 45 minutes failed to trouble Fabianski.

Post-Match Reaction