FA Cup

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FA Cup | Third Round

Jan 5, 2014 at 4.30pm UK

Man Utd Manchester United
1-2
Swansea Swansea City

Hernandez (16')
da Silva (80')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Routledge (12'), Bony (90')

Wilfried Bony: 'Red card key to Manchester United result'

By Christopher Dodd, Reporter | 05 January 2014

Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony says that the dismissal of Fabio da Silva was vital in the outcome of his side's 2-1 defeat of Manchester United.

Swansea City's Wilfried Bony has said that the dismissal of Fabio da Silva was vital in the outcome of his side's 2-1 defeat of Manchester United in the FA Cup at Old Trafford this afternoon.

The Swans striker scored the winning goal in the final minutes of the game, after Fabio was shown a straight red for a poor tackle in the second half.

Earlier in the match, Wayne Routledge had put the visitors in front, before Javier Hernandez levelled to leave the score at 1-1 going into half time.

"It's good because we won. We were coming here to not lose and this is perfect for us," said Bony, according to BBC Sport.

"I think the key to the game was the red card because we had to do our best to get one more chance. For us, it's very important to take it step by step. We'll focus on Manchester United [in the league] on Saturday."

Swansea are the fifth club to inflict defeat on United at Old Trafford this season.