Carabao Cup 2017/18, Swansea 0-2 Manchester United: 5 Talking Points

#2 Swansea struggle to fashion scoring opportunities

Swansea City v Manchester United - Carabao Cup Fourth Round

Goalscoring has been a problem for Swansea all season, with the Welsh outfit having scored only six goals in the Premier League - the only top-flight team with a worse record are Crystal Palace. Despite the concession of two goals, creating chances was again their principal problem here.

Swansea enjoyed a good spell in the second quarter of the match, when Ki Sung-yeung began to get on the ball and force United back. Yet regardless of their possession in that period, the hosts failed to do much with it; indeed, it was notable that their most presentable openings in the first half came after mistakes from Victor Lindelof and Daley Blind.

Swansea were then extremely passive after the interval, as United dominated possession, took the sting out of the game and ultimately cruised to victory. Clement will be concerned about his side's lack of attacking output so far in the 2017/18 season.