Swansea Want to Beat Man City for Monk, Says Curtis

Bafetimbi Gomis: It was such a shame for Swansea that Gomis’ late strike ultimately counted for nothing in terms of this game. “There was a need to show people we have got good players and we are able to compete at this level”.

‘We were excellent. We talked about it before hand, how people had written us off. But we were determined to get something. Just three wins in their last seven games have derailed their campaign and find themselves in the third spot, three points behind leaders Leicester. “Maybe we played three bad games in the whole season but in all the other games I think that we are a very consistent team and the best team this season”.

“And (in that case), he’s coming to me”.

Former United manager David Moyes has ruled himself out of the running but one man who Sky sources understand is interested in the vacancy is Gus Poyet.

Louis van Gaal has played down reports suggesting he could be set to lose assistant boss Ryan Giggs to Swansea City, as per the Daily Mirror.

Both sides had chances thereafter, with Andre Ayew heading over for Swansea and Sigurdsson twice testing Hart, while Toure, the newly crowned BBC African Footballer of the Year, went close on several occasions.

Caretaker boss Alan Curtis and the rest of the bench leapt to their feet as Gomis finally broke through but the joy didn’t last long as Toure found space out on the right and his curling shot took a deflection and looped over Lukasz Fabianksi.

‘I am certainly prepared to if it is needed.

‘I’ve had no indications really. It is important that whoever comes it has to be the right appointment.

“I thought we were excellent today and deserved something out of the game”. He said: ‘Yes, i spoke to Garry this morning and Kris O’Leary and Michael Laudrup and Brendan Rodgers.

‘Garry wanted his best wishes passed on to the players. It is still very much Gary’s team’.

The beleaguered Swansea head north having lost their manager in midweek on the back of a dismal run of one win in 12 matches.

‘Everyone was a little bit sad and determined to get something from the game.

“For us, it’s a brilliant week”, Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe said.