Ronaldo Steals Three Points (Fulham 1 - Manchester United 2)

Just when it looked like United was heading towards a 1-1 draw, up stepped Christiano Ronaldo to score a wonderful solo goal, skipping past two defenders to put United a whooping 9 points clear of closest rivals Chelsea.

Throughout the entire game, we were outplayed, outmuscled and outhustled by a very spirited and determined Fulham side. And it was little wonder that they took the lead in the 17th minute. Edwin Van der Sar and Vidic collided into one another while clearing the ball and it fell to McBride. It was by no means a simple tap in and McBride did well to steer it into the net beyond the scrambling Vidic and Ferdinand.

Fulham threatened to score a second goal with their robust play, but failed to do so and were punished by a sucker punch very much against the run of play. Rooney found Giggs with a cross and Giggs somehow miskicked and the ball skewed into the goal beyond Lastuvka.

In the second half, Fulham should have grabbed at least a couple of goals to put the match beyond United. Radzinski hit the crossbar with a header and Simon Davies forced a couple of utterly brilliant saves from Van der Sar, who made amends from his earlier mistake.

The honest truth is that I would have been delighted with a draw given the way we played today. We were second best in every department, and had it not been for Van der Sar, we should have been dead and buried a long long time ago. In fact this was probably and very possibly the worst we've played all season, or more likely, the worst we've been outplayed.

Getting all three points was a huge huge bonus, and underlined the kind of championship credentials we possess. I would be really disappointed if we do not lift the Premiership title this season. It's gotta be ours to lose now...surely.

Despite the amount of stick given to Ronaldo on this blog, he's the best player on the planet right now, bar none.