Shelvey has Swansea future, insists Curtis

Alan Curtis insists Jonjo Shelvey remains part of Swansea City's plans despite being dropped from the matchday squad for the 2-1 defeat at Manchester United on Saturday.

Shelvey fell out of favour towards the end of Garry Monk's Liberty Stadium reign and has failed to regain his first-choice status under caretaker Curtis.

Leon Britton's renaissance in recent weeks has not helped Shelvey's cause, while youngster Matt Grimes was preferred for a place on the bench at Old Trafford.

With the transfer window now open, some reports suggest former Liverpool player Shelvey is a target for Crystal Palace and Newcastle United.

But temporary boss Curtis indicated the club are keen to keep the 23-year-old, telling reporters: "We need Jonjo, even though we've left him out of the squad.

"We need every player and Jonjo has got terrific ability, we all know that. He played last Monday [against Palace]. For his standards it was a little bit disappointing.

"We had a good talk about it before we came away. "He trained this [Saturday] morning, to be fair. There was a group of players that stayed behind and he trained.

"He's going to play a huge part, hopefully, in what's going to be a big end of the season for us."

Swansea's latest defeat has left them lying 17th in the table, just two points outside the drop zone.