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  • Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial all score in the space of four minutes to give the away side a commanding lead.
  • Eric Bailly scored his side's opener just before half-time.
  • Jose Mourinho names the same XI that thrashed West Ham United on the opening weekend of the new season with no fresh injury concerns.
  • Roque Mesa makes Swansea City debut.
  • Paul Clement's side in action for the first time since Gylfi Sigurdsson's £45m move to Everton this week.

Full-time: Swansea City 0-4 Manchester United

Three minutes of time added on at the Liberty Stadium.

Martial 's cool finish means it two in two for him. The same applies for Pogba, while Lukaku has three in two.

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Amid all that, Ander Herrera has come on to replace Mkhitaryan. The Armenian sometimes struggled to impose himself on the game today but he leaves the pitch having laid on two brilliant assists.

I'm struggling to keep up here. Just like he did last week, Anthony Martial is off the bench to score late on. Racing towards a weary Swansea backline, the Frenchman cuts inside from the left, drifting across Mawson before coolly sliding into the far corner out of Fabianski's reach.

Goal! Swansea City 0-4 Manchester United (Anthony Martial, 83)

Two in two minutes! Mkhiatryan is again the architect, racing down the inside right channel before sliding a ball through for the overlapping Pogba, who cuts inside to brilliantly chip over the onrushing Fabianski.

Goal! Swansea City 0-3 Manchester United (Paul Pogba, 81)

Lukaku settles it for United! Martial has the Swansea defence backpeddling, drawing three defenders in on the edge of the box. One of them manages to get a foot to it but Mkhitaryan slides a brilliantl ball through for Lukaku, who is unmarked in the box. One on one with Fabianski, he slams it home.

Goal! Swansea City 0-2 Manchester United (Romelu Lukaku, 79)

Just over 10 minutes remaining at the Liberty Stadium. United are comfortable enough, but could definitely do with another goal to kill this off.

Pogba takes it but he can't keep his effort down. Here come two changes for the away side, with Mata and Rashford making way for Marouane Fellaini and Anthony Martial.

Blind smashes a shot wide but play will be pulled back after a wild lunge from Fer trying to close down his fellow Dutchman. It's a booking for Fer and a free kick for United in a dangerous position.

Hernandez threatens to leap onto Carroll's delivery but it comes off Matic and goes out for another corner.

Anthony Martial looks like he is about to come on for United. Swansea meanwhile have a corner kick.

Woeful from Mkhitaryan. Rashford cuts inside and picks out the Armenian who has time to work the ball onto his right foot and shoot from just outside the box. He slices his effort however and it sails well wide.

First change for Swansea, Luciano Narsingh is onto replace Mesa.

Excellent from Ayew who skips around Valencia and slides an inviting ball across goal but Abraham isn't live to it with Blind able to usher the ball out for a goal kick.

Very cool defending from Jones. Ayew manages to slip a ball through for Abraham inside the box but the United defender steps in front of him and calmly passes back to De Gea who clears.

Mkhitaryan tries his luck from range, pinging one towards the far corner but a deflection takes it wide. Another United corner.

Olsson makes an overlapping run out on the left and whips in a cracking pass towards Abraham, who can't keep his header down and knocks it over the bar.

Swansea have shown a bit more life in the last few minutes but you can tell they have a new partnership up front. Jordan Ayew and Abraham don't look in sync yet, making the same runs and getting in each others way, making life easy for Bailly and Jones.

Mata does will to pick out Rashford in space, with the forward nipping inside his man looking to find space to shoot. He finds a few inches and lets fly, but again it is straight at Fabianski. His shooting has been pretty poor all afternoon.

All United so far in this half; Swansea have been pinned in their own half with the away side testing that backline with crosses into the middle looking for Lukaku.

A lofted through ball catches Bartley out as he nods the ball onto Lukaku who lets the ball roll out for a corner.

United threaten to slice through Swansea in the opening minute of the second half with Mata almost freed inside the box but Olsson scampers across to make a vital interception.

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Can Swansea get back into this after Eric Baill'y's opener? The second half is underway.

Half-time: Swansea City 0-1 Manchester United

United have the breakthrough! Pogba meets that corner kick with a thumping header that comes off the underside of the bar with Fabianski beaten, but Bailly rushes in to knock it over the line. That's the Ivorian's first goal for the club.

Goal! Swansea City 0-1 Manchester United (Eric Bailly, 44)

Pogba swings in a beaut of a first-time cross that Naughton has to force out for a corner.

Five minutes until half-time and Fabianski spills the ball as he attempts to pull it out of the air under pressure from Pogba. It breaks to Mata who only has a split second to force it goalbound with Olsson closing in and his effort is knocked wide.

Bartley is on the end of it, nodding across goal but there is no one on the end to pick it up, allowing Bailly to partially clear.

Mkhitaryan lazily sticks a leg out to bring down Ayew and Swansea will have another chance to hurl a free kick into the box.

What a chance for Rashford! Mawson inexplicably nods the ball into the path of the United forward who races through on goal, but his attempt to flick it over Fabianski is pretty dreadful, scooping it straight into the goalkeeper's arms.

Close from Bartley! After a big of argie-bargie in the box, the Swansea centre-half meets the corner with a downwards header but directs it just the wrongside of the post.

Rashford feels he was clipped on the edge of the box but the referee waves play on and Swansea march up the other end. Ayew cuts a ball into the box from the right that almost breaks to Abraham but Jones takes the safe option and nods it out for a corner.

Pogba chases an overhit pass and is late on Olsson. The home crowd are screaming for the United midfielder to walk but it definitely isn't worth a yellow. John Moss has a quiet chat with the Frenchman who might just be on his last warning.

Rashford takes over from Mata and takes on an ambitious effort from 30 yards out that is easy pickings for Fabianski in goal. Swansea march up the other end with Abraham looking to take on Jones, but the United defender stands him up well and intercepts well.

Paul Pogba picks up the first yellow card of the game after a swinging a leg right through the back of Tom Carroll. That was a nasty one from the Frenchman.

Rashford knocks the ball past Fernandez and threatens to burst past Bartley and through on goal. The Swansea defender has to get his sliding tackle spot on and he manages it, perfectly nicking the ball away from the United striker.

Eric Bailly has had a bit of an uncomfortable start to this contest with Tammy Abraham wriggling past him with ease before Jones comes in to help him out. After that bright opening 10 minutes where both sides hit the bar, this one has quietened down a bit for the time being.

Rashford, who is getting a raw reception from the home crowd after going down a bit too easily last time the sides met in April, skips between two challenges out on the left but he just overuns the ball and can't keep it in play.

Off the bar! From that retaken free kick Mata swings in a peach of a ball that Jones meets, but it comes back off the woodwork. He should have buried that.

Rashford wins a free kick out on the right that Mata tries to take quickly. The referee isn't happy with it though and orders United to take it again.

Rashford brilliantly takes the ball under his spell, dragging it infield to turn and shoot from the edge of the box but he scuffs his effort that rolls harmlessly wide.

United immediately march up the other end with Lukaku racing forward on the counter. Alfie Mawson manages to hold him up, forcing the Belgian to look for a pass inside the box. It comes back his way after a deflection but his snap shot on goal is well wide.

It's been a bright start from the home side and Jordan Ayew almost catches David de Gea out. Eric Bailly tries to punt the ball into row Z but it deflects back off the Swansea forward who can race into space down the inside left. He cuts inside and flicks the ball across goal, but it comes off the underside of the bar!

Leroy Fer lofts a dangerous ball over the top, looking for Tammy Abraham's run, but Phil Jones reads the flight of the ball well and nods it back to David de Gea to avert the danger.

And we are underway at the Liberty Stadium.

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10 minutes until kick-off and there is time for Paul Clement, who served as a Chelsea's academy coach during Jose Mourinho's first spell in charge at Stamford Bridge, to catch up with his old boss.

Romelu Lukaku went into last Sunday's game with an outstanding record against West Ham, having scored in his first nine appearances for Everton against the Hammers before hitting a debut brace on Sunday for his new side.

Against Swansea however it is a very different story. The Belgium international has failed to register a goal against the south Wales club in three seasons, last putting one past them in March 2014.

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Ander Herrera, a player so important to Jose Mourino last season, again starts on the bench this afternoon. United so often lined up with a midfield three last term with the Spaniard a fixture there but the partnership of Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba is picked again today.

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Paul Clement makes two changes to the side that drew with Southampton last time out with Roque Mesa coming in for his league debut to replace Leon Britton, who is struggling with a back injury. Kyle Barkley, retained by Swansea this season despite Leeds United's determination to bring him back to Elland Road after an impressive loan spell last season, comes into the backline.

No surprise there then; Jose Mourinho sticks to the same starting XI that thrashed West Ham United last time out. That means Marcus Rashford is selected on the left ahead of Anthony Martial while Victor Lindelof is left to wait for his Premier League debut on the bench.

Nemanja Matic, who bossed the midfield against the Hammers, again partners Paul Pogba in a two-man midfield.

Swansea team to face Manchester United: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Bartley, Mason, Olsson, Mesa, Fer, Carroll, Ayew, Abraham

Subs: Nordfeldt, van der Hoorn, Narsingh, Routledge, Rangel, Fulton, McBurnie

Manchester United team to face Swansea: De Gea; Valencia, Bailly, Jones, Blind; Matic, Pogba; Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford; Lukaku.

Subs: Romero, Lindelof, Smalling, Fellaini, Herrera, Lingard, Martial

BREAKING: Roque Mesa makes his Swansea City debut.

BREAKING: Jose Mourinho names the same XI that thrashed West Ham for this afternoon's clash at the Liberty Stadium.

Jose Mourinho suggested the club have now given up on their pursuit of bringing a new winger to Old Trafford before the transfer window closes on 31 August. Marcus Rashford started out on the left against West Ham last week with Anthony Martial replacing him half way through the second half, grabbing a goal and providing an assist for Paul Pogba late on. If United's transfer business is done until January, both will have the opportunity to claim the role as their own.

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Team news: Manchester United

Luke Shaw and Ashley Young will be in action against Swansea... the Under-23 side that is. Having returned to training after injuries suffered at the end of last season, the pair will feature for United's Under-23 side against their Swansea counterparts on Monday night.

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United's thumping win against West Ham United will have them in a confident mood this afternoon but Swansea City have established themselves as their biggest bogey side. United have won just two of their last six meetings with the south Wales club and were held to a draw at Old Trafford the last time the sides met in April.

Team news: Swansea City

Ki Sung-Yueng (knee) and Nathan Dyer (Achilles) both remain out.

Team news: Swansea City

With Leon Britton still struggling with a back injury, there could be a debut for summer signing Roque Mesa this afternoon in midfield. The Liberty Stadium will get its first look at Tammy Abraham with Fernando Llorente unlikely to feature. The former Juventus striker returned to training this week after breaking his arm during the summer but today's clash with Unite is likely to come too soon for him.

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Team news: Manchester United:

For once, Jose Mourinho has no fresh injury problems to contend with. The United coach is free to select the same starting XI that put West Ham United to the sword last weekend, although Anthony Martial may push for a starting role after coming off the bench to score and provide an assist last time out.

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