Manchester United vs Swansea player ratings: Gylfi Sigurdsson and Eric Bailly impress at Old Trafford

We run the rule over both sets of players

Luke Brown
Sunday 30 April 2017 08:57 EDT
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Swansea left Old Trafford with a hard-fought point
Swansea left Old Trafford with a hard-fought point (Getty)

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Gylfi Sigurdsson's brilliant free-kick put a dent in Manchester United's Champions League hopes as yet another Old Trafford draw gave relegation-threatened Swansea reason to believe in Premier League survival.

England striker Marcus Rashford's contentiously-won penalty just before half-time, converted by Wayne Rooney, had given United control of the match but Sigurdsson bent the ball home the 79th minute, seconds after Ander Herrera abandoned the post to join the wall.

It was a deflating way for United to set a new record unbeaten streak - 25 matches dating back to October 23 - and a more important statistic is the 14 league games they have drawn this season, 10 in front of their own fans.

And if that was not enough there was further bad news for United's overworked medical staff, with Luke Shaw and Eric Bailly picking up injuries to join a cluttered treatment room.

Who impressed in an eventful encounter at Old Trafford? Take a look at the gallery above to find out how we rated the players.

Do you agree with our ratings? Who was your man of the match?Let us know in the comments.

Additional reporting by PA

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