This damaging defeat at the Liberty Stadium, which completed Swansea's first league double over the Red Devils, means United's top-four aspirations are in real doubt.
Louis van Gaal's men host Sunderland at Old Trafford on Saturday before embarking on a punishing seven-match sequence which includes games against Tottenham, Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea and Everton.
It leaves little margin for error if Van Gaal is to meet the minimum requirement from his first season in charge, and the club that dominated the English game for two decades are to avoid spending a second season outside of Europe's elite.
Rooney, restored to his more familiar forward role after a spell in the United midfield, knows dropping points against Gus Poyet's struggling Black Cats is not an option.
The England captain said: "We need to hit back next week. It is a must-win game.
"There are still a lot of games to go and we have to bounce back from this quickly, go on another good run and try to keep us in a good position to finish in that top four."
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