United Kingdom: Jordan Henderson's fortuitous goal earned Liverpool a 1-0 win at Swansea on Monday as they moved within two points of fourth-placed Manchester United ahead of an eagerly-anticipated showdown against their bitter rivals.

Henderson scored for a third successive Premier League game to make it five successive top-flight victories for Brendan Rodgers' team as their charge for the Champions League continues to gather pace. Yet there was more than a stroke of luck about Henderson's second-half winner after Swansea defender Jordi Amat's attempted clearance ricocheted off the onrushing Liverpool midfielder and looped over goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski.