Swansea had won the last three meetings against United by a 2-1 scoreline but the hosts soon restored their lead as Martial burst away down the left and Rooney turned in his low cross with a clever flick.
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Saturday’s 2-1 win over Swansea could be a “fantastic starting point” for Manchester United to build on in 2016, according to manager Louis van Gaal.
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Strike partner Anthony Martial and Wayne Rooney were the heroes as the pair both scored in the second half of what was a 45 minute game after a poor first half.
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Rooney and Martial had been struggling for form ahead of the Swansea tie: Rooney had not scored in the Premier League since Oct 17, while the Frenchman had found the target just once in domestic competition since September.
United, whose 0-0 draw against Chelsea last Monday meant that they had failed to score in five of their previous eight home games, produced an improved performance.
“They were two very well-worked goals and to see your two strikers get on the scoresheet, hopefully with the number of chances that we create it’s only a matter of time until these goals start coming and fingers crossed they’ll start coming now”.
“It’s unbelievable when you give four minutes’ stoppage time – it’s a lot, especially when they were wasting time, not us”.
Arsenal dispensed with its typically silky football and toughed out a 1-0 win over Newcastle, through a goal from defender Laurent Koscielny, to move two points clear at the top.
Jones was on Saturday replaced with Matteo Darmian at half-time while Paddy McNair came in for Young in the second half.
Louis van Gaal couldn’t resist a sly dig at Swansea following Manchester United’s victory at Old Trafford yesterday. “You can not imagine what a goal that is”.
“They have showed it this season many times, but now the situation is different”.
“Then we are sitting on the bench in a more easy, relaxed way”. That is why I am proud they can do it under this pressure.
“I communicate everything with the players”.
“I hope this is a fantastic starting point for us in the New Year and we can continue against Sheffield United”. He’s under a lot of pressure but you can see right from the off he’s not afraid to get at players and use his pace and tricks.
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United were let off the hook in the final moments when Swansea goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski went close with a header.
