{"id":8545,"date":"2013-08-18T03:44:55","date_gmt":"2013-08-18T03:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/man-u-starts-with-victory-at-swansea\/"},"modified":"2013-08-18T03:44:55","modified_gmt":"2013-08-18T03:44:55","slug":"man-u-starts-with-victory-at-swansea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/man-u-starts-with-victory-at-swansea\/","title":{"rendered":"Man U starts with victory at Swansea"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Manchester United manager David Moyes picked up where Alex Ferguson left off on Saturday as the Premier League champions began their title defence by winning 4-1 at Swansea City.<\/p>\n
It was United’s first league game with a new manager in the dug-out since Ferguson took his side to Oxford United on November 8, 1986, but a pair of braces from Robin van Persie and Danny Welbeck banished any first-day nerves.<\/p>\n
On a damp, drizzly day in south Wales, Moyes recalled Wayne Rooney to his squad after the unsettled striker proved his fitness with a 66-minute turn in England’s 3-2 win over Scotland in mid-week. <\/p>\n