Manchester United legend Paul Scholes was encouraged by their defeat to Swansea City.

Scholes wrote in the London Evening Standard: "Having been critical of United in recent weeks, I thought that despite losing to Swansea they played better.

"They had 18 goal attempts, which used to be the norm but that count has been much lower recently.

"Playing Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie as a striking partnership has to be the way forward for them now."