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In theory Manchester United’s trip to South Wales should be a fairly uninteresting affair: a newly promoted team shouldn’t pose much of a problem for the champions. However, some unusual personnel choices from Sir Alex Ferguson, combined with Swansea’s decent start to the season bumped the interest up a notch. After their dismantling at the hands of Barcelona in last season’s Champions League final, United have changed to a much more direct game, focussing on the quick movements of their front four. For the Swansea game though, their line-up seemed to lend itself to a more patient style – Michael Carrick was brought into the midfield for his first start of the Premier League season, partnering the aging Ryan Giggs, while Ji-Sung Park came in wide left. It was still 4-4-2 but with Wayne Rooney dropping deep into the midfield so often this season, it could just as easily be a five man midfield. This could be a reaction to Swansea’s notably patient play – Brendan Rodgers’ side setting up in their usual 4-3-3 shape. Although the Barca-lite style posed a few problems for United early on, Swansea probably having the better of the opening ten minutes, it was also [...]
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