LONDON: Manchester United earned a well deserved three points today after hammering relegation candidates Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage. On the other side of town at Emirates Stadium, Arsenal luckily managed to draw with Aston Villa 1-1 in the dying seconds. These results leave Arsenal on top of the Premiership with only a one point advantage over Manchester United.

In preparation for Tuesday’s Champions League second leg with Lyon, Alex Ferguson start the match with Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs and Nemanja Vidic on the bench. Although, in the 69th minute, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney entered the match.

First half goals by Owen Hargreaves and Ji-sung Park put Manchester United in a comfortable position at the break. A own goal by Simon Davies sealed the result in the 72nd minute. Cristiano Ronaldo almost added a fourth goal in injury time as he struck the ball from outside the box only to be stopped by Antti Niemi.

The next match for Manchester United will be at Old Trafford against Olympique Lyonnais on Tuesday. With the scoreline at 1-1, Manchester United will have to put in a strong performance to ensure qualification to the next round of the Champions League.