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Half-Time Report: Manchester United 2-0 Swansea City

Half-Time Report: Manchester United 2-0 Swansea City
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Paul Scholes and Ashley Young give Manchester United a 2-0 lead over Swansea City at the break.

Manchester United lead Swansea City 2-0 at the interval of Sunday's Premier League encounter.

It was the home side who dominated possession of the ball in the early stages, without ever really threatening to open the scoring in a flat opening period.

Swansea had the first real effort of the match after 10 minutes when Nathan Dyer fired over the crossbar from outside the area.

The away side continued to play their passing game as the half developed, with United's final ball lacking on more than one occasion.

The home side's real first chance came after 22 minutes when Patrice Evra struck from outside the box, but he was denied by Michel Vorm, before the Swansea goalkeeper pushed Wayne Rooney's effort wide.

United did take the lead, however, after 28 minutes when Paul Scholes tapped Michael Carrick's shot home from close range.

Javier Hernandez might have added a second moments later, but he failed to turn in a Carrick cross at the near post.

United continued to attack as the half approached its latter stages, and they forced a second after 41 minutes when Ashley Young found a clever finish to leave the score at 2-0 at the break.

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