MU's Swansea nightmare on
Swansea City defeated Manchester United 2-1 for the third successive meeting as Louis van Gaal's side's unbeaten start to the Premier League season ground to a halt yesterday.
United went ahead through Juan Mata early in the second half at the Liberty Stadium, but Andre Ayew equalised in the 61st minute and then set up Bafetimbi Gomis for the winner five minutes later.
Van Gaal had lost 2-1 at home to Swansea in his first game as United manager last season and having also seen his team go down by the same scoreline in the return fixture, he was given more reason to curse Garry Monk's side on the occasion of his 50th game in English football.
Swansea climbed to fourth place in the table, a point above United and four below leaders Manchester City, having started a top-flight campaign with four unbeaten games for the first time in their history.
Luke Shaw was given space to motor down the United left and after his cross passed between Wayne Rooney and Neil Taylor at the near post, Mata ghosted in behind Swansea captain Ashley Williams to slam home.
Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski had to save from both his own team-mate Williams and Mata as United looked to press home their advantage, but a tactical switch saw the hosts turn the game around in just five minutes.
Ki Sung-yueng replaced Wayne Routledge and three minutes later Sigurdsson crossed from the right for Ayew to beat Sergio Romero with a downward header.
Five minutes later Ayew turned provider with an exquisite, outside-of-the-foot pass from wide on the right, but Romero should have done better than allow Gomis's tame shot to trickle beneath him.
Rooney looked poised to equalise in the 88th minute, only for Williams to produce a crucial last-ditch tackle.
In the day's early game, Dusan Tadic scored twice as Southampton won 3-0 at home to 10-man Norwich City to register a first win of the campaign at the fourth attempt.
Man of the match Sadio Mane crossed for Graziano Pelle to sweep Southampton ahead in first-half stoppage time before teeing up the first of Tadic's two goals.
Tadic struck again three minutes later, following up after Pelle's header was parried by Norwich goalkeeper John Ruddy.
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