Swansea vs Manchester United live: Latest score as Paul Pogba avoids red card before sealing victory
All the latest from Saturday's Premier League clash at the Liberty Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United racked up their second 4-0 demolition in as many weeks as they followed the opening weekend victory over West Ham withh a thumping win over Swansea at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday to go clear at the top of the Premier League table.
Jose Mourinho’s side remained without injured trio Luke Shaw, Ashley Young and Marcos Rojo, and he stuck with the same starting XI that beat the Hammers in a show of faith.
As for Swansea, Fernando Llorente is back in training after fracturing his arm in a cycling accident last month but was not available to face United.
Eric Bailly put United ahead just before the break, but Swansea were proving hard to break down and Marcus Rashford was guilty of wasting a good chance to score. What followed in the second half though was a four-minute blitz as Romelu Lukaku, Anthony Martial and Paul Pogba all scored to seal the victory.
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Preview
When is it?
Kick-off is at 12.30pm on Saturday 19 August at the Liberty Stadium.
Where can I watch it?
Sky Sports Premier League. Coverage starts at 11.30am.
It’s a big game for?
Romelu Lukaku. The Belgian hit the ground running last weekend, scoring two goals on his Premier League debut to help fire United to a 4-0 victory against West Ham at Old Trafford. Questions have been raised over Lukaku, and whether or not he has the calibre to lead a side of United’s stature, but the forward has another opportunity on Saturday to further prove his worth and vanquish any lingering doubt.
Past three meetings
Manchester United 1-1 Swansea, Premier League, April 2017
Swansea 1-3 Manchester United, Premier League, November 2016
Manchester United 2-1 Swansea, Premier League, January 2016
Form guide
Manchester United: WLWWLD
Swansea: DLDWDW
Odds
Manchester United to win: 7/19
Draw: 21/5
Swansea to win: 11/1
Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of Swansea vs Manchester United from the Liberty Stadium.
Team news
Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Fer, Bartley, Carroll, Roque, Ayew, Abraham.
Subs: van der Hoorn, Narsingh, Nordfeldt, Routledge, Rangel, Fulton, McBurnie.
Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Blind, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku.
Subs: Lindelof, Martial, Smalling, Lingard, Romero, Ander Herrera, Fellaini.
What's Clement been saying this week?
Swansea boss Paul Clement is well aware of the challenges that lie ahead this season but earlier this week he moved to reassure fans of the club's ambitions - despite the sale of star player Gylfi Sigurdsson to Everton.
"My message to the fans would be that the club wants to move forward, we want to improve our squad and our style," he said.
"It is a big challenge replacing Gylfi [Sigurdsson], but I hope we can potentially bring in two or three players to strengthen us in various positions.
"We don't have superstars here, everyone gives their best for each other."
Swansea vs United H2H
- Manchester United 1-1 Swansea (April 2017)
- Swansea 1-3 Manchester United (November 2016)
- Manchester United 2-1 Swansea (January 2016)
- Swansea 2-1 Manchester United (August 2015)
- Swansea 2-1 Manchester United (February 2015)
1' - Referee Jon Moss gets the game underway at the Liberty Stadium.
9' - Off the bar! Phil Jones meets a Juan Mata free kick but the defender's effort comes back off the crossbar.
23' - Martin Olsson improvises with his back to goal and sends in an overhead-kick cross but the ball floats harmlessly into the arms of David de Gea.
26' - Paul Pogba picks up the first booking of the match for a cynical foul on Tom Carroll.
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