Manchester United Vs Fulham: 3-0 win takes Red Devils 5 points clear at the top

February 19, 2009

Manchester United continued their winning streak at home and moved 5 points clear of Liverpool in the Premier League summit after thrashing Fulham 3-0 at Old Trafford.

Veteran midfielder, Paul Scholes, opened the scoring for Red Devils in the 12th minute of the game with a stunning strike off a Carrick corner.

Dimitar Berbatov followed it up with another goal in the 30th minute to make it 2-0 for the current leaders in the League table.

Wayne Rooney, who returned after a 7-match layoff, came on as a substitute late in the second half and completed the rout with a deft touch into the Cottagers net.

Statistics look most likely to favor the current Premier League Champions for a 3rd title in succession and equal the record of 18, which is currently held by Liverpool.

Although they are going to meet tough oppositions in the coming games, Red Devils look determined not to relinquish their advantage in the 13 games remaining in the season. They have now started scoring heavily and are no longer looking to let any ball in.

Apart from the lead in the table, the clean sheet took Red Devils tally to 1,302 minutes without a blemish in their defense. It has been more than 14 games since keeper Edwin Van Der Sar conceded a goal in top-flight.

If he is able to hold Blackburn Rovers for 89 minutes on Saturday at Old Trafford, Van der Sar is going to eclipse Dany Verlinden of Club Brugge, who holds the European record of 1,390 minutes without conceding goals.

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