Manchester United vs Swansea - live! Wayne Rooney starts as Jose Mourinho's men look to stay in race for top four
A look at the Premier League fixture at Old Trafford
Manchester United take on Swansea at Old Trafford hoping to keep the pressure on the race for the Premier League top four.
Follow all the action and reaction from Old Trafford in the live blog below...
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What time does it start?
Manchester United vs Swansea kicks off at 12:00 on Sunday 30th April.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 1 from 11:30. Highlights will be shown at 07:30 on BT Sport 2 on Monday 1st May.
It’s a big game for…
Fernando Llorente: After a blistering start to his Swansea career, Llorente was on the receiving end of stinging criticism following a disappointing performance during Swansea’s defeat to Watford. The forward answered his critics with a crucial goal against Stoke last week – a goal which drew him level as the league’s top aerial marksman with six headed goals – and will be desperate to drag Paul Clement’s men out of relegation contention.
Best stat…
Manchester United extended their unbeaten run in the league to 24 games after the 0-0 shut-out in the Manchester derby on Thursday. They will set a new club record should they avoid defeat to The Swans.
Remember when…
Rio Ferdinand’s emphatic finish secured Manchester United a victory in Sir Alex Ferguson’s final match at Old Trafford in May 2013. Ferdinand’s first goal in five years ensured Sir Alex went out on a high after Michu cancelled out Javier Hernandez’s opener.
Player to watch…
Ander Herrera: The fiery Spaniard has looked more settled in English football under Mourinho this season. Combative and creative in equal measure, the former Athletic Bilbao man looks like a natural successor to Michael Carrick in the deep-lying playmaker role. His inch perfect assist for Marcus Rashford against Chelsea was a clear demonstration of his technical ability.
Past three-meetings…
Swansea 1 (van der Hoorn) Manchester United 3 (Pogba, Ibrahimovic x2), Premier League, November 2016
Manchester United 2 (Martial, Rooney) Swansea 1 (Sigurdsson), Premier League, January 2016
Swansea 2 (Ayew, Gomis) Manchester United 1 (Mata), Premier League, August 2015
Form guide…
Manchester United: WDWWWD
Swansea: LDLLLW
Odds…
Manchester United to win: 41/100
Swansea to win: 15/2
Draw: 37/10
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
45 mins: PENALTY! Rashford goes down in the box and United have the chance to score from the spot.
GOAL! Rooney scores, rolling the ball low into the bottom right corner of the goal.
That's his seventh of the season.
HALF-TIME: Manchester United 1 Swansea 0
United lead at the break. But they've been very unlucky. In truth, it wasn't a penalty, with television replays showing that Rashford dived before making contact with Fabianski.
But it was still very, very silly of the Swansea keeper to come haring off his line like that without claiming the ball.
46 mins: The second-half is underway!
Can Swansea get back in this?
55 mins: Swansea have started the second-half at a good pace.
Sigurdsson swings in a long free-kick which Llorente rises to meet, but the Spaniard heads well over the bar.
61 mins: Disastrous news for United.
Bailly is down injured and has to be replaced. He hobbles off and is replaced by Matteo Darmian, with Michael Carrick dropping into defence.
United have a full blown injury crisis on their hands.
69 mins: Swansea are flooding forward in search of a precious point but they have injury problems of their own.
Just minutes after coming on, Montero is down clutching his hamstring.
He's being taken off on a stretcher.
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