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Man Utd 1 - Swansea 2: Louis Van Gaal suffers DEFEAT in first Prem outing
LOUIS VAN GAAL'S Manchester United reign got off to a nightmare start with a home defeat against Swansea.
While David Moyes' ill-fated tenure started with a 4-1 victory over the Swans, Van Gaal could not avoid an early blow.
Gylfi Sigurdsson's second-half strike settled the game and will ramp up the pressure on United to splash the cash before the transfer window shuts.
Wayne Rooney emphasised his captaincy credentials with United's equaliser following Ki Sung-yueng's opener, but even he could not help a stunning away win for Swansea.
Van Gaal lined up United in his favoured 3-5-2 formation, but it was not smooth sailing from the off.
United had plenty of possession in the first half but lacked invention and pace and Swansea took the lead with their first real attack when Ki Sung-yueng slotted home before the half-hour mark.
Rooney levelled with an overhead flick shortly after the break and struck the post with a curling free-kick but Swansea took advantage of some poor defending by United left wing-back Ashley Young to pocket three unlikely points.
United rarely looked like equalising with fans drifting away from Old Trafford long before the end.