‘Obsessed’ Madrid join Rooney fan club

CHALLENGED to win each of their nine remaining Premier League matches by their manager Alex Ferguson, Manchester United set about their quest with relish swatting aside Roy Hodgson’s team with an ominous performance.

This was United in the kind of mood where they are blood-thirsty without even really having to work for it, as Fulham meekly accepted what they always knew was coming their way.

Back on top, two points clear of Chelsea, who have a game in hand, and Arsenal, United have won three straight matches in the Premier League without conceding a goal and have a striker in Wayne Rooney, whose wonderful combination of effort and sheer hard work appears to know no bounds.