Match ends, Swansea City 1, Manchester United 3.
Swansea City 1-3 Manchester United
- From the section Football
Manchester United ended a run of four Premier League games without a win as they made light work of a feeble Swansea City side.
United dominated from the start and were 3-0 up at half-time thanks to Paul Pogba's stunning volley and two goals for Zlatan Ibrahimovic - his first in the league since September.
Mike van der Hoorn headed in for Swansea midway through the second half but there was no real danger for the visitors, whose manager Jose Mourinho watched from the stands because of a touchline ban.
United climb up to sixth in the table, while a 10th Premier League match without victory means Swansea remain second from bottom.
The Swans' dismal performance prompted boos from the home crowd and left manager Bob Bradley with just one point from his first four games in charge.
But for Mourinho, a second win in eight league matches comes as welcome relief following a difficult few weeks.
Ibrahimovic and United back in the groove
Although he was banished to the stands, Mourinho made his presence felt with six changes from Thursday's Europa League defeat at Fenerbahce.
One of those recalled was Ibrahimovic, whose attitude Mourinho had praised as "brilliant" despite a barren spell which had seen the Swede fail to score in six Premier League games.
Happily for Ibrahimovic and United, they faced a ramshackle Swansea defence in charitable mood.
While Pogba's exquisite volley would have beaten any goalkeeper, Ibrahimovic's low drive only found its way to the net because it was met with such weak resistance from Swansea keeper Lukasz Fabianski.
Mourinho could sit back and relax as his side controlled the match with embarrassing ease; Pogba, Wayne Rooney and Ibrahimovic all rediscovering their form to torment their abject opponents.
Ibrahimovic's second goal was a microcosm of the match as he brushed aside Angel Rangel's untidy challenge before clipping the ball beyond Fabianski.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Swansea
- 1Fabianski
- 22Rangel
- 5van der Hoorn
- 6Mawson
- 35Kingsley
- 15RoutledgeSubstituted forBarrowat 45'minutes
- 7BrittonSubstituted forFerat 70'minutes
- 4Ki Sung-yueng
- 23Sigurdsson
- 10Bastón
- 9LlorenteSubstituted forMonteroat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Amat
- 8Fer
- 13Nordfeldt
- 17Barrow
- 20Montero
- 24Cork
- 26Naughton
Man Utd
- 1de Gea
- 18Young
- 4Jones
- 5Rojo
- 36Darmian
- 16Carrick
- 27Fellaini
- 8MataBooked at 80minsSubstituted forLingardat 81'minutes
- 6PogbaSubstituted forFosu-Mensahat 90+4'minutes
- 10RooneySubstituted forSchneiderlinat 89'minutes
- 9IbrahimovicBooked at 76mins
Substitutes
- 11Martial
- 14Lingard
- 17Blind
- 19Rashford
- 20Romero
- 24Fosu-Mensah
- 28Schneiderlin
- Referee:
- Neil Swarbrick
- Attendance:
- 20,938
Match Stats
Home TeamSwanseaAway TeamMan Utd
- Possession
- Home37%
- Away63%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away3
- Corners
- Home2
- Away0
- Fouls
- Home9
- Away16
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Swansea City 1, Manchester United 3.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Timothy Fosu-Mensah replaces Paul Pogba.
Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
Borja Bastón (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Morgan Schneiderlin (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City).
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Matteo Darmian.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Morgan Schneiderlin replaces Wayne Rooney.
Offside, Manchester United. Zlatan Ibrahimovic tries a through ball, but Wayne Rooney is caught offside.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Matteo Darmian (Manchester United) because of an injury.
Attempt missed. Modou Barrow (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Juan Mata.
Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Modou Barrow (Swansea City).
Booking
Juan Mata (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Juan Mata (Manchester United).
Jefferson Montero (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
Booking
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United).
Leroy Fer (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Swansea City. Leroy Fer replaces Leon Britton.
Goal!
Goal! Swansea City 1, Manchester United 3. Mike van der Hoorn (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gylfi Sigurdsson with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Matteo Darmian (Manchester United).
Modou Barrow (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).
Angel Rangel (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Angel Rangel (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Michael Carrick.
Attempt blocked. Jefferson Montero (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Kingsley.
Attempt blocked. Jefferson Montero (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Foul by Marouane Fellaini (Manchester United).
Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Matteo Darmian (Manchester United).
Modou Barrow (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Paul Pogba (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Angel Rangel (Swansea City).
Foul by Paul Pogba (Manchester United).