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New Year's Day Results from Premier League
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Stoke City 1-1 Man Utd 
West Ham 1-1 West Bromwich 
Aston 0-0 Crystal Palace 
Hull City 2-0 Everton 
Liverpool 2-2 Leicester City 
Man City 3-2 Sunderland 
Newcastle Utd 3-3 Burnley 
QPR 1-1 Swansea 
Southmpton 2-0 Arsenal 
Tottenham 5-3 Chelsea 
Swansea shock Man Utd in Premier League Opener
Swansea City beat Manchester United 2-1 in Van Gaal's debut as club Incharge
Manchester United's Premier League campaign under Louis Van Gaal got off to a false start on Saturday as Swansea City stun them 2-1 in the season's opening at Old Trafford.
South Korea midfielder Ki Sung-yueng exploited inattentive marking to give Swansea a 1-0 lead in the 28th-minute with a left-foot shot from the edge of the box.
Newly appointed captain Wayne Rooney equalized early in the second half, but Gylfi Sigurdsson set up an upset victory for Swansea in the 72nd minute with a close-range finish.
This is the 2nd of Swansea's back-to-back wins at Old Trafford, following their shock FA Cup win in January.
Injuries to key players forced Van Gaal to give competitive debuts to Tyler Blackett, 20, and 21-year-old Jesse Lingard.
Lingard lasted only 24 minutes as he was forced off after appearing to jar his knee in a challenge with Swansea captain Ashley Williams.
United dominated possession in the first half, but Swansea struck from their first sight of goal, with Ki stroking home a lay-off from Sigurdsson.
Swansea's fans burst into a chorus of 'You're getting sacked in the morning!' aimed at Van Gaal, who sat impassively in his seat in the dug-out.
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Related:
English Premier League Fixtures for August
The 2013/14 UEFA Best Player Award Contenders
Suarez Ban Upheld
Kroos, Ronaldo star in Super Cup triumph for Real Madrid
Manuel Neuer's Waxwork Honour
Arsenal crush Benfica 5 - 1 thanks to Sanogo
French Under-21 Striker fires 4 Goals while Sanchez makes his debut in a Comfortable win for Arsenal
Alexis Sanchez provided a glimpse of the anticipation built around his arrival worth £35 million at Arsenal, but the Chilean Forward's contribution was dominated by a Stellar performance by Yaya Sanogo who scored as many as 4 times in the first 47 minutes, in the process catching even Arsene Wenger, the Manager by surprise!
Sanchez’s contribution was little, everybody could see the lad is keen to make an instant impression on his new club, immediately displaying a series of dynamic & twisting runs that stood up to the roaring capacity crowd.
He made a late appearance in the Game but, by then Benfica were utterly dejected & he gets a longer opportunity to play himself in Monaco on Sunday.
Joel Campbell, the Costa Rica Forward, netted the other Goal which was the 2nd on Arsenal's scoreline.
But the night belonged to the French Sensation, Yaya Sanogo, who was simply Ruthless & Devastating.
