United was on a quest to be way clear ahead of the pack with this one against Fulham. As well, with Van der Sar's clean sheet quest to be Europe's longest clean sheet holder record was on course.
Having left out Berbatov and Tevez few days back against Derby in the FA Cup, both the strikers starts up front and Ronaldo is back where he belongs. The English champs started the first 10 minutes with pace but nothing serious really came out of it.
Not until the 11th minute that is, when a typical United corner kick reaches Scholes' right foot outside the centre of the penalty box and squashes his drive towards Schwarzer goal. The Fulham goalie manages to get a hand to the shot but somehow the ball rolls in the line amazingly. 1-nil to United thanks to a Carrick corner kick plus some classic Scholes right footer. Manchester United dominated the whole pitch from then onwards and managed to get their second through Dimitar Berbatov's easy tap in. The build up for that goal was beautifully crafted as the passing technique of United could really be seen prior to the goal.
The first half ended with strings of chances for United, including a second disallowed goal for offside.
The second half started rather slowly for United during the first 10 minutes, giving away cheap possession, though nothing serious was done. Wayne Rooney was introduced on the 60th minute mark as he made his comeback from a rather long injury haul. Berbatov gave way. Not long following his entrance, Rooney scored a goal and made United even more comfortable. Credit goes to Park for his shot-cum-pass.
Another win for United, which seals their superiority on the top of the league table and another clean sheet for Van der Sar.
Final Score: Manchester United (3) v Fulham (0)
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