<!--Article Start--> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Second-half goals from Andre Ayew and Bafetimbi Gomis earned Swansea City a stirring 2-1 victory over Manchester United on Sunday as Garry Monk's side went fourth in the Premier League.</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Juan Mata's 48th-minute strike put United ahead at the Liberty Stadium, but Swansea hit back with quick-fire goals to take all three points and edge Louis van Gaal's men into fifth place.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">It was a third successive league win over United for Swansea and ended the visitors' unbeaten record, bringing them down to earth after their mid-week 4-0 win over Club Brugge in the Champions League play-off round.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">On a pitch that was made just about perfect by early-morning drizzle, United's first chance of the game came inside 90 seconds.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Swansea conceded a free-kick 25 yards from goal and were delighted to see goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski palm Memphis Depay's shot to safety.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Mata was a yard too high, a minute later, from distance and though Swansea tried, it was the visitors who controlled the game in a midfield dominated by Mata, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Morgan Schneiderlin.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Mata was causing all sorts of problems with his movement in the final third, but when the ball was dished up on a plate to the Spaniard in the 16th minute, he dragged his shot wide of Fabianski's near post.</p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Wayne Rooney's goal drought in the league extended over 14 hours</strong></h3> <p style="text-align: justify">Swansea's first chance fell to Gomis. Jonjo Shelvey won a tackle in his own half, but when Ayew picked out Gomis with a lofted delivery, the Frenchman screwed his shot wide.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Two minutes later, Swansea missed a golden opportunity to break the deadlock. Shelvey's free-kick was turned into the path of Gylfi Sigurdsson, who from nine yards dragged his shot wide of the far post.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Shelvey's attempted chip, barely a minute later, was comfortably dealt with by Sergio Romero, but Gomis then went closer by driving towards goal and stabbing a shot against the post.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Having settled, Swansea were beginning to pose one or two serious questions of a United side who looked vulnerable at the back.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Two minutes into the second half, Matteo Darmian was too slow to react to a ball across the back four from Daley Blind and was forced to trip Wayne Routledge.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The Italian full-back escaped a yellow card and was fortunate to see Shelvey's free-kick land in the arms of Romero.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">A minute after that, United found themselves in front. Luke Shaw broke down the United left and delivered a cross to the far post that Mata converted despite the attentions of Ashley Williams.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Williams came close to gifting United a second in the 51st minute. Depay crossed from the right and when Williams went to clear, the ball sliced off his left boot and forced Fabianski into a smart save.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Gary Monk replaced the ineffective Routledge with Ki Sung-yueng with 32 minutes remaining and immediately sent Ayew to partner Gomis in a 4-4-2 formation with a midfield diamond.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><a href="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/04905732.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-203789 aligncenter" src="http://www.thehardtackle.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/04905732-1024x805.jpg" alt="Swansea City AFC vs Manchester United FC" width="800" height="629" /></a></p> <h3 style="text-align: justify"><strong>Ayew first scored before providing a delightful assist to Gomis</strong></h3> The new shape worked immediately. Williams released Sigurdsson down the right and when the Icelandic midfielder delivered to Ayew, the Ghanaian's downward header flashed past Romero. <p style="text-align: justify">The game moved on quickly and with United second best in all areas, Swansea seized the moment and took the lead through Gomis.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Shelvey and Sigurdsson combined on halfway before Ayew brilliantly sent the Frenchman through using the outside of his left foot.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Gomis failed to get a good connection on his shot, but it was enough to beat Romero at his near post.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">The introduction of Marouane Fellaini gave United more presence in the final third but Swansea defended with a degree of comfort throughout the final quarter with Williams, once again, a tower of strength.</p> . <p style="text-align: justify">Rooney had one final chance to snatch a point, but having worked his way into a shooting position, he delayed his shot and allowed Williams to clear the danger.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">It summed up a frustrating afternoon for Rooney and United.</p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>By AFP</strong></p> <!--Article End-->