Five things we learnt from Manchester United's comfortable 2-0 home win over Swansea

Swansea still have to sort out their League form

Swansea’s FA Cup victory at Old Trafford less than a week ago sparked scenes of jubilation, but they were brought back down to earth with this defeat, which leaves them just three points ahead of their Welsh rivals Cardiff, who currently occupy the final relegation spot. Defeat at the Theatre of Dreams extended their win less run in the League to seven and the Swans have won just five of their last 20 games in the League. Their European adventure has certainly left a mark on their League form, which has been far from impressive over the past month or so. Laudrup has find a way to stop the rot and find it fast.

United win the midfield battle as Carrick and Fletcher flourish

Before Fletcher was diagnosed with the disease that kept him out of the first team for the past couple of years, his partnership with Carrick was one of the cornerstones of the United setup. Playing against a side who keep the ball better than anybody in the Premier League, the duo bossed the game in the second half and were showed the Old Trafford faithful glimpses of the good old days, in which United actually had a proper central midfield. Both of them were tidy with the ball and looked equally capable of picking the forward pass and tracking runners at the back. For the first time this season, United were able to wrestle control of central midfield and not be overrun, which certainly bodes well for the foreseeable future.

Crisis averted once more?

After winning six games on the bounce after back-to-back home losses, it looked as though United had averted a crisis in December. But three straight losses in all competitions meant that United were back in crisis yet again. Defeat to Swansea at home for the second time in the space of a week, would have been a disaster for Moyes. But, thankfully for him, Welbeck scored for the third Premier League game on the trot and made it six in his last six League games to seal the deal after Valencia got the opener. It was Moyes’s first win of 2014 and for now, at least, the crisis has been averted.