Welcome to the opening day of the 2014/15 Premier League! It has been 34 long days since Mario Goetze's strike won the World Cup for Germany - and close season be damned - we are ready for more competitive football!

Deary me. That was a turn up for the books - United were exceptional in pre-season, but looked every inch David Moyes' team today. So one-dimensional going forward, chaotic at the back. Can Van Gaal turn this around? Let me know what you think on Twitter @Reda_Maher_LDN

THAT'S IT! Manchester United lose 2-1 at home to Swansea in Van Gaal's first match proper. What a disaster!

HANDBALL SURELY! But no, Dean waves it away! Replay shows Rangel had his back turned to it but his elbow was out.

SHOULD HAVE BEEN 2-2! Rooney accidentally blocks Januzaj's finish as United throw the kitchen sink at Swansea!

Sigurdsson has treatment as we see four minutes added time signalled. He collided with Nani. I imagine there'll be a few more minutes as a result of this stoppage.

United with a promising move but Rooney's first touch is terrible, so heavy; they still have the ball but then Young plays a dreadful cross to touch.

As Januzaj swings over a cross from the left, which Fabianski claims, let's look at Sigurdsson's goal - which could be the winner...

Fellaini is caught offside at a free-kick. Deary me.

Here is Wayne Rooney scoring United's equaliser.

Fellaini with a towering header on to Rooney, but good defending from Amat to shepherd the ball back to Fabianski.

Januzaj plays the ball wide without looking and passes to nothingness. It is clear that Van Gaal has a lot of work to do still.

Young is the latest to be booked. United have run out of ideas. Sound familiar?

Fellaini elbows Ki in the face and he is a lucky man to get away with that. Ki is booked, incredibly - probably for the original shirt pull.

GREAT TACKLE JONES! Gomis was clean through there but the United defender raced back with a vital slide challenge! Smalling and Fletcher caught out...

... But Young wastes this one, sending it to the first man. United's superb pre-season seems a distant memory now.

Williams was uneasy in the first half but has been excellent in these latter stages, heading clear with power. United have another free-kick on the left....

United's free-kick on the right is superbly curled in by Young, Fellaini is lurking but Shelvey gets a touch to send it wide!

Montero hurls himself to the deck as if Fellaini stabbed him in the small of the back - the Belgian did no such thing. Dean waves him up but a booking was in order there.

Great tackle by Jones on Montero, who was in again! He really does have some pace this Ecuadorean!

SWANSEA SUB: Gomis replaces Bony. He'll be a strong physical presence.