Rooney fires United back on top
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March 28, 2012, Wednesday
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WAYNE Rooney sent Manchester United three points clear in the Premier League on Monday, scoring a first-half goal in a 1-0 victory over Fulham to earn the reigning champion its sixth straight league win.
The England striker ensured United capitalized on title rival Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Stoke on Saturday by stroking home a close-range winner high into the net in the 42nd minute at Old Trafford, his 21st league goal of the season.
With only eight games left in the campaign and what appears an easier run-in than City, Alex Ferguson's side is now the favorite to extend its record haul of English titles to 20 at the expense of one of its fiercest rivals.
"It's a good position to be in but it's not decisive," Ferguson said. "It's a good game for us tonight, that's what it will be like for us for the rest of the season."
United endured some nervous moments in the final 10 minutes and could have conceded a late penalty when Michael Carrick appeared to trip Danny Murphy in the area. "I think everyone in the stadium expected a penalty, to be honest," Fulham manager Martin Jol said. "But you have to be brave to give a penalty at Old Trafford."
United should have been well clear by then, with Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer producing wonderful saves to deny wingers Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia at the start of the second half.
"For an hour, we played very well," Ferguson said. "The disappointing thing was that we never finished them off."
The England striker ensured United capitalized on title rival Manchester City's 1-1 draw at Stoke on Saturday by stroking home a close-range winner high into the net in the 42nd minute at Old Trafford, his 21st league goal of the season.
With only eight games left in the campaign and what appears an easier run-in than City, Alex Ferguson's side is now the favorite to extend its record haul of English titles to 20 at the expense of one of its fiercest rivals.
"It's a good position to be in but it's not decisive," Ferguson said. "It's a good game for us tonight, that's what it will be like for us for the rest of the season."
United endured some nervous moments in the final 10 minutes and could have conceded a late penalty when Michael Carrick appeared to trip Danny Murphy in the area. "I think everyone in the stadium expected a penalty, to be honest," Fulham manager Martin Jol said. "But you have to be brave to give a penalty at Old Trafford."
United should have been well clear by then, with Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer producing wonderful saves to deny wingers Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia at the start of the second half.
"For an hour, we played very well," Ferguson said. "The disappointing thing was that we never finished them off."
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