Bafetimbi Gomis' slight touch on 73 minutes proved to be difference,
with Jonjo Shelvey's powerful 25-yard drive deflecting off the
striker's head to fly past David de Gea.
Van Gaal's side had benefited from a deflection of their own in the
first half to take the lead through Ander Herrera with 28 minutes
gone, but Ki Sung-yueng levelled just two minutes later and Gomis
completed the turnaround to inflict only a second defeat since
November on United.
Herrera's arrowed shot, which skimmed Ashley Williams' boot to find
the corner, was the result of a flowing passing move between Luke
Shaw, Wayne Rooney and Angel di Maria, who played a perfect final
ball for the goalscorer.
Swansea had twice threatened through Gomis - who had a header
cleared off the line by Herrera - and responded swiftly to the
setback.
Ki Sung-Yueng beat Shaw to Shelvey's cross and steered the ball past
De Gea.
United increased the pressure in the second half, but Marcos Rojo
headed over the bar from three yards despite being unmarked.
Robin van Persie - who left the Liberty on crutches after being
injured late on - also hit the side netting before Ki set up Shelvey to
fire home via Gomis.
Swansea's first-ever double over United leaves them sitting in a
comfortable position in the top half, while defeat for Van Gaal's side
comes as a bitter blow for their Champions League hopes, Arsenal
leapfrogging them into third place.
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