Manchester United took a giant stride towards the Champions League semi-finals with a clinical victory against AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.Cristiano Ronaldo headed home his 36th goal of the season from Paul Scholes’ cross six minutes before half-time.
Roma rallied, with Christian Panucci missing from close range and Edwin van der Sar saving brilliantly from Mirko Vucinic’s 61st-minute header.
But Rooney bundled home United’s crucial second five minutes later.
The result leaves United clear favourites to reach a likely semi-final showdown against Barcelona.
Sir Alex Ferguson made three changes from the side that won so emphatically against Aston Villa on Saturday - Van der Sar, Anderson and Ji-Sung Park replacing Tomasz Kuszczak, Ryan Giggs and Carlos Tevez.
Vucinic led the Roma attack in place of injured captain Francesco Totti, and he was a lively figure in a first 45 minutes that saw United relatively untroubled.
Panucci posed an early threat when he rose to meet David Pizarro’s corner but headed over the top.
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Manchester United took a giant stride towards the Champions League semi-finals with a clinical victory against AS Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.Cristiano Ronaldo headed home his 36th goal of the season from Paul Scholes’ cross six minutes before half-time.
Roma rallied, with Christian Panucci missing from close range and Edwin van der Sar saving brilliantly from Mirko Vucinic’s 61st-minute header.
But Rooney bundled home United’s crucial second five minutes later.
The result leaves United clear favourites to reach a likely semi-final showdown against Barcelona.
Sir Alex Ferguson made three changes from the side that won so emphatically against Aston Villa on Saturday - Van der Sar, Anderson and Ji-Sung Park replacing Tomasz Kuszczak, Ryan Giggs and Carlos Tevez.
Vucinic led the Roma attack in place of injured captain Francesco Totti, and he was a lively figure in a first 45 minutes that saw United relatively untroubled.
Panucci posed an early threat when he rose to meet David Pizarro’s corner but headed over the top.
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