Swansea pile the pressure on Louis van Gaal

Swansea City 2 Manchester United 1: Having dubbed his side as the best in the country on the eve of Saturday’s excursion to south Wales, Louis van Gaal now faces the possibility of seeing Manchester United miss out again on a place in next season’s Champions League.

Admittedly, it took a rather bizarre goal from Bafetimbi Gomis to not only spoil United’s day on the banks of the River Tawe, but to leave the Dutchman to face even further criticism.

In trying to duck Jonjo Shelvey’s 30-yard strike, 17 minutes from time, Gomis succeeded in diverting the ball over the helpless David de Gea in United’s goal. It was the perfect comeback from Garry Monk’s side who trailed in the 28th minute to Ander Herrera’s slick finish. Ki Sung-Yueng levelled matters, less than two minutes later and Shelvey, via the head of Gomis, settled the issue in the final quarter.