Normal service was resumed as Manchester United beat Swansea City 2-0 on Saturday to avoid losing three successive home games for the first time in over 50 years.
The victory was a welcome one for manager, David Moyes.
Although it was United’s fifth win in six Premier League games, questions remain about their ability to revive their season sufficiently to challenge for the title.
United lacked creativity for the opening 45 minutes, when Swansea had the bulk of the possession, but the Welsh club failed to deal with the threat from Adnan Januzaj, who was involved in both goals.
Danny Welbeck scored their second one and has now hit the target six times in six games, while Antonio Valencia was also on target at the start of the second half.
Until then, Swansea had coped capably with the threat from United, despite having to reshape their side after only 17 minutes when Chico Flores came on for injured Jose Canas.
Swansea, who dumped United out of the FA Cup last weekend, were already without several key players because of injuries, but they still created chances in the early stages.
Januzaj was also inches away from giving United an 11th-minute lead when his 20-yard free-kick dipped over the wall, but struck the bar.
This was a comfortable victory for United, who closed to within nine points of leaders, Chelsea, their next opponent.
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