Swansea vs Manchester United as it happened: Jesse Lingard scores twice to see visitors into fifth round
Follow all the action of the fourth-round Carabao Cup fixture at the Liberty Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Manchester United make the journey down to Swansea on Tuesday aiming to recover decisively from their disappointing defeat at Huddersfield on the weekend.
United manager Jose Mourinho, who criticised his side’s attitude in their rather tired-looking display in West Yorkshire, will be targeting this fixture as an ideal opportunity to recover some confidence ahead of an important week for the Red Devils. In addition to facing Benfica on 31st October, they face their sternest challenge of the League season so far on Saturday, playing host to a buoyant Spurs.
Their form in the League Cup, however, gives United grounds to be optimistic. As well as lifting the trophy last year, the Manchester club overpowered Burton 4-1 in the Third-Round in September. Mourinho’s exceptional record in the competition, too – he won it three times with Chelsea – suggest he will not be taking this trip to South Wales lightly, though he may be forced to make some changes given his team’s busy schedule.
United will also take heart from the indifferent recent record of their hosts. Although moving past Championship Reading easily enough in the previous round, their start to the League this year has been stuttering, as highlighted by their flat 2-1 defeat at home to Leicester on Saturday.
As a result, manager Paul Clement may be forced to make a number of changes on Tuesday night to ensure that his first-team is reasonably fresh on their return to league action, a move that would only increase the visitors’ confidence in taking a positive result back to Manchester.
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What time does it start?
Swansea vs Man Utd kicks off at 19:45
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on Sky Sports Football from 19:30. Highlights will be shown at 22:30 on Channel 5.
It’s a big game for…
Victor Lindelof. The young Swedish defender is enduring a difficult beginning to life at Old Trafford. Yet to start in the League this season, it was his error that gifted Huddersfield one of their two goals on Saturday. A solid display at the Liberty would surely rebuild confidence.
Weird stat...
Zero. United and Swansea have never played each other in the League Cup competition before. Which in itself is something of a weird stat...
Remember when…
The infamous Eden Hazard/Ballboy incident in the Semi-Final of the 2012-13 competition. This fourth-round fixture is the furthest the Swans have progressed in the Cup since eventually lifting the trophy that season.
Player to watch…
Marcus Rashford. The teenager was a rare bright-spark for United on an otherwise grim afternoon in Huddersfield and he has now scored twice in as many games in all competitions. If Romelu Lukaku is rested and Rashford is entrusted with leading the line on Tuesday, expect him to continue this form.
Past three meetings…
Swansea 0 Man Utd 4 (Bailly, Lukaku, Pogba, Martial), Premier League, August 2017
Man Utd 1 (Rooney) Swansea 1 (Sigurdsson), Premier League, April 2017
Swansea 1 (Van Der Hoorn) Man Utd 3 (Pogba, Ibrahimovic x2), November 2016
Form guide…
Swansea: LWDLWL
Man Utd: WWWDWL
Odds…
Swansea to win: 13/2
Man Utd to win: 10/21
Draw: 33/10
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
58' - Marcus Rashford flashes a magnificent, bouncing cross in towards Anthony Martial in the Swansea penalty area but the Frenchman doesn't gamble and the ball fizzes out of play for a goal-kick.
GOAL! Swansea 0-2 Manchester United (Lingard)
59' - It's another beautiful goal from Manchester United. Axel Tuanzebe brings the ball out of defence before picking out Matteo Darmian on the right wing and the Italian sends in an inch-perfect cross, which Jesse Lingard dispatches expertly with his head.
64' - Hat-trick opportunity! Daley Blind sets Jesse Lingard free behind the Swansea defence but the United No14 snatches at his left-footed shot and the ball rolls across the face of goal.
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