EPL 2006 - 2007: Manchester United On Cloud Nine, Feb 24, 2007

We moved nine points clear of Chelsea at the top of the English Premier League after Cristiano Ronaldo scored in the 88th minute to give the team a come-from behind 2-1 win at Craven Cottage. Fulham were on top from the start and took a deserved lead when Brian McBride pounced to score his ninth league goal after a mix-up between central defender Nemanja Vidic and goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar. United equalised 12 minutes later when Ryan Giggs volleyed his third goal in four matches following a far-post cross from Wayne Rooney. But it was Fulham who looked by far the more threatening side until Ronaldo's 88th-minute goal, the winger beating two men on the left before cutting in delivering a right-foot that deflected past keeper Jan Lastuvka Enjoy the highlights below Brian McBride 17' Ryan Giggs 29' Cristiano Ronaldo 88' After Match Reaction 'Smash-grab-win' - Reuters. 'To put it mildly...Fulham will feel very aggrieved at not winning the match' - Sir Alex Ferguson. 'Phew! that was really scary to say the least. Can we put that performance down to Euro blues? No need to get on anybody's back cause the whole team were woeful, but we need to praise the boys for even grinding out the win. Obviously the hardest game of the season for us so far and i agree with fergie on that notion. The only one brilliance from the match was Ronaldo's late winner. No matter how frustrating he is throughout the 90mins, all he needs is a second to produce a moment of magic.' - MMI, Manchester United fan. 'Someone call the police, there has just been a robbery! We stole three points from Fulham, and it is the second horrible performance in a row. Still, we won both. I believe this is the match we can look back at, and say won us the title. It was extremely important we won it, nothing less than that. If we had drawn or lost, then I would have gone back to hold Chelski as favourites. I assume they will win the rest of their matches, the only major doubt is when we meet them. Facing both Pool and Chelski, we simply have to win all the other matches. Believe me, a draw at either big face-offs, is a big bonus. Judging by the last two performances, we face a loss at Anfield. And taking a point from Stanford Bridge, will be extremely difficult. Those are 6 points. We must get our game together, or it will all change in 3 weeks.' - Badfellah, Manchester United fan. Source: teamtalk.com