Reds cut loose
Manchester United delivered on all fronts this morning with a wonderful four - nil thrashing of Watford.
United roused themselves after a lethargic start to eventually romp home and maintain their six-point advantage, extending their goal difference advantage over Chelsea to 14 in the process.
After Cristiano Ronaldo had slammed the hosts in front with his 14th goal of the season and Lloyd Doyley had doubled their lead with an unfortunate own goal, Henrik Larsson and Wayne Rooney also found the target as United recorded their biggest win since a similar sized success at Bolton three months ago.
With Ronaldo and Rooney - both restored to Ferguson’s starting line-up - growing in influence, so the Reds started to carve out an increasing number of chances. Vidic was not far off with two headers from Michael Carrick corners and Richardson saw his shot flash onto the roof of Watford’s net.
The hosts maintained their focus after the break too, with Rooney and Ronaldo both going close before Richardson curled over the cross which Doyley, with Ronaldo breathing down his neck, stuck out his head to nod into his own net. To all intents and purposes, it was game over. But United, mindful of how close the title battle could turn out to be, went for the jugular.
Five minutes after his introduction for Solskjaer, Larsson laid off a pass to Rooney, then sped onto a clinical through ball from the England man before rolling a shot into the corner.
United bagged another with their next attack, a product of an outrageous double act between Ronaldo and Rooney. The Portugal man started it with a searing run across the visitors’ box, then amazingly chipping the ball over Watford’s startled defence to Rooney, who promptly launched his shot high over Lee before watching it drop into the goal.
Wes Brown replaced Carrick in central midfield and some of the fire went out of United’s play after that, although only the base of a post denied a Ronaldo shot which would have completed their biggest win of the campaign.
United roused themselves after a lethargic start to eventually romp home and maintain their six-point advantage, extending their goal difference advantage over Chelsea to 14 in the process.
After Cristiano Ronaldo had slammed the hosts in front with his 14th goal of the season and Lloyd Doyley had doubled their lead with an unfortunate own goal, Henrik Larsson and Wayne Rooney also found the target as United recorded their biggest win since a similar sized success at Bolton three months ago.
With Ronaldo and Rooney - both restored to Ferguson’s starting line-up - growing in influence, so the Reds started to carve out an increasing number of chances. Vidic was not far off with two headers from Michael Carrick corners and Richardson saw his shot flash onto the roof of Watford’s net.
The hosts maintained their focus after the break too, with Rooney and Ronaldo both going close before Richardson curled over the cross which Doyley, with Ronaldo breathing down his neck, stuck out his head to nod into his own net. To all intents and purposes, it was game over. But United, mindful of how close the title battle could turn out to be, went for the jugular.
Five minutes after his introduction for Solskjaer, Larsson laid off a pass to Rooney, then sped onto a clinical through ball from the England man before rolling a shot into the corner.
United bagged another with their next attack, a product of an outrageous double act between Ronaldo and Rooney. The Portugal man started it with a searing run across the visitors’ box, then amazingly chipping the ball over Watford’s startled defence to Rooney, who promptly launched his shot high over Lee before watching it drop into the goal.
Wes Brown replaced Carrick in central midfield and some of the fire went out of United’s play after that, although only the base of a post denied a Ronaldo shot which would have completed their biggest win of the campaign.
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