ROONEY DOUBLE MOVES MAN UNITED TOP

Posted 14/03/10


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Another Wayne Rooney double helped sweep Manchester United back to the Premier League summit with a 3-0 victory over Fulham at Old Trafford.


It was no more than the Red Devils deserved, having completely outclassed the Cottagers throughout the match.


After a goalless first half, it took Rooney just 30 seconds of the second half to stamp his mark on the game.


A header down from Dimitar Berbatov fell to Rooney, who initially moved the ball wide to Nani before picking up possession again and hitting a powerful shot past a dumbfounded Mark Schwarzer.


Fulham had done well to hold him at bay until then but they were powerless as the match progressed.


The England striker notched his second late in the game, having again been set up nicely by his strike partner.


Not to be outdone, Berbatov made it 3-0 in stoppage time with a diving header to send United back to top spot.


In Sunday's other game, Adam Johnson curled home a superb injury time equaliser to deny Sunderland victory as Manchester City escaped with a 1-1 draw.


Sunderland-born Johnson, who rejected a January move to the Stadium of Light to join City, struck after Black Cats keeper Craig Gordon had made five excellent second half saves to keep the visitors at bay.


Kenwyne Jones' ninth-minute header looked likely to give the home side all three points until Johnson's last-gasp intervention.