Swansea vs Manchester United team news: Bastian Schweinsteiger starts for Red Devils

Team news from the Liberty Stadium

Samuel Stevens
Sunday 30 August 2015 15:17 BST
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Bastian Schweinsteiger starts for Manchester United for the visit to Swansea City.

Louis van Gaal's men fell to two defeats last season against Garry Monk's Swans as the Welsh club went onto the achieve their highest-ever Premier League points tally.

Morgan Schneiderlin is alongside Schweinsteiger in midfield while Wayne Rooney continues to be alone up front. Memphis Depay and Ander Herrera provide support for the Red Devils.

The Swans have Jonjo Shelvey in the middle of the park, who is roundly expected to be called up to the England squad this evening, while in-form Bafetimbi Gomis is up front.

Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Cork, Shelvey, Sigurdsson, Ayew, Routledge, Gomis.

Subs: Nordfeldt, Rangel, Bartley, Tabanou, Ki Sung-Yueng, Dyer, Eder.

Manchester United: Romero; Darmian, Smalling, Blind, Shaw; Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger; Mata, Herrera, Memphis; Rooney.

Subs: Johnstone, McNair, Valencia, Carrick, Young, Fellaini, Chicharito.

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