5-star Man Utd blow away Fulham
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Manchester United produced a stunning opening day performance to thump Fulham 5-1 at Old Trafford yesterday.
Louis Saha headed United in front on seven minutes before his cross forced Ian Pearce to divert into his own net.
Wayne Rooney tapped in before crossing for Ronaldo to make it four in 19 minutes.
Fulham pulled one back when Rio Ferdinand deflected Heidar Helguson's effort into his own net but Cristiano Rooney wrapped up the victory after the break.
Sir Alex Ferguson was full of praise for Ronaldo and Rooney afterwards. The pair were playing together for the first time since their World Cup clash.
"They linked up together on numerous occasions," said the Manchester United boss. "You could tell he and Wayne are the best of pals.
"People are always looking for a scapegoat but even the Fulham fans stopped booing Cristiano in the end."
He added: "I think they acknowledge the boy is a wonderful player."
Fulham manager Chris Coleman remained surprisingly upbeat, despite his side's poor defensive display.
"They steamrollered us. We couldn't get the ball and when we did get it we gave it back too easily," he stated.
"We had a 10-minute patch when the wheels came off and then the game was finished.
"We have got Bolton on Wednesday and we need to improve on this performance. I'm confident we can do that. I've got to make sure my guys hold their heads up and show a bit of grit.
"We'll have another good season, I'm confident of that."
Louis Saha headed United in front on seven minutes before his cross forced Ian Pearce to divert into his own net.
Wayne Rooney tapped in before crossing for Ronaldo to make it four in 19 minutes.
Fulham pulled one back when Rio Ferdinand deflected Heidar Helguson's effort into his own net but Cristiano Rooney wrapped up the victory after the break.
Sir Alex Ferguson was full of praise for Ronaldo and Rooney afterwards. The pair were playing together for the first time since their World Cup clash.
"They linked up together on numerous occasions," said the Manchester United boss. "You could tell he and Wayne are the best of pals.
"People are always looking for a scapegoat but even the Fulham fans stopped booing Cristiano in the end."
He added: "I think they acknowledge the boy is a wonderful player."
Fulham manager Chris Coleman remained surprisingly upbeat, despite his side's poor defensive display.
"They steamrollered us. We couldn't get the ball and when we did get it we gave it back too easily," he stated.
"We had a 10-minute patch when the wheels came off and then the game was finished.
"We have got Bolton on Wednesday and we need to improve on this performance. I'm confident we can do that. I've got to make sure my guys hold their heads up and show a bit of grit.
"We'll have another good season, I'm confident of that."
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