Intro:

Swansea manager Garry Monk heralded a second successive clean sheet as his side made it six points from six in the festive programme against Aston Villa.

Gylfi Sigurdsson's 13th-minute free-kick was enough to secure Swansea a 1-0 victory in the English Premier League on Friday (December 26).

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SOUNDBITE (English): Garry Monk, Swansea City manager

"It was always going to be hard for both teams in those conditions. I have never seen it, you know, the pitch so soft in my time here. It made it difficult. But first half we controlled it. We scored the first with a fantastic free-kick. Ash (Ashley Williams) could have scored the second with ease. We missed that chance. Second half, Ki (Sung-yueng) had a good chance. So we could have got the second goal. But as the game drew towards the end, obviously, Aston Villa are throwing everything at us and we have to defend. But I thought that we defended very well, again. Apart from that one incident with (Christian) Benteke, but that is when your 'keeper comes in and liked I talked about. But in terms of fortunate to win - not at all."

SOUNDBITE (English): Garry Monk, Swansea City manager

"I pushed the players - of course I want the best performance, the best we can be - all of us. But at this period, with so many games in such a short space, it is about getting results. And I talked to the players before the game about that, and I have talked to them all week about that - that we are going to push for the right performance levels. But it is also the mentality that you need in this period, and that mentality was clear to see from everyone today in the way of working together and pushing for each other, responsibility - which I talk about a lot - and I think that you saw that there in the performance."