In the parallel universe that Louis van Gaal occasionally seems to occupy, the form team in the Premier League had to lose again sometime.
It was only their second defeat in 20 games, Manchester United’s manager will doubtless argue, and there was a degree of misfortune in the manner they lost to a spirited Swansea team; a Jonjo Shelvey shot that took a major deflection off Bafetimbi Gomis’s head to leave David de Gea stranded.
But Van Gaal will struggle to dress this up as anything other than a disappointing performance, even if he did at least take the kind of risks that some continue to demand of the Dutchman.
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