Swansea stun United to ruin Van Gaal's Premier League bow


  • Football
  • Saturday, 16 Aug 2014

Manchester United head coach Louis Van Gaal talks to the media during a press conference a day before the game against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Rose Bowl. Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

MANCHESTER England (Reuters) - Louis van Gaal's first Premier League game in charge of Manchester United ended in a 2-1 defeat to Swansea City on Saturday with his new team looking well short of title material.

Gylfi Sigurdsson, back at Swansea after signing from Tottenham Hotspur, fired in the 72nd minute winner from close range to stun the hosts who had drawn level through skipper Wayne Rooney shortly after halftime.

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