Swansea City 0-1 Liverpool: Henderson goal sets up mouth-watering Manchester United showdown

A fortuitous Jordan Henderson goal saw Liverpool claim a 1-0 victory over Swansea City and a massive three points in the race for a place in next season's Champions League.

The first half ended goalless, but both Brendan Rodgers's side and the hosts had chances to score through Daniel Sturridge and Gylfi Sigurdsson respectively.

But Henderson scored the only goal of the game in bizarre fashion, racing on to a Daniel Sturridge through ball which cannoned in over Lukasz Fabianski off the midfielder's shin as Jordi Amat attempted to clear.

Daniel Sturridge hit the post in stoppage time, but Henderson's goal proved enough for the visitors to claim all three points.

The result leaves Liverpool just two points behind fourth-placed Manchester United, who travel to Anfield on Sunday March 22.