Ronaldo and Rooney on target for Utd

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Ronaldo made the breakthrough with his 36th goal of the campaign to leave Roma stunned.

Then to heap more misery on the Italian title-chasers Wayne Rooney extended United's lead in the second half after a defensive mix-up in the six-yard box.

Ronaldo tried his luck with a free-kick from all of 30 yards only to see his effort go wide of the post in the 22nd minute.

Roma carved out a good chance in the 28th minute when Mirko Vucinic escaped his marker and cut inside, only to rattle a shot over the top.

Nemanja Vidic then needed treatment after landing badly following an aerial challenge with Vucinic. The Serbian seemed to have twisted his knee and was forced to come off. He was replaced by John O'Shea, who partnered Rio Ferdinand at the back.

Ronaldo was anxious to improve on his 35-goal tally but not surprisingly was finding himself closely marked. However, he broke free of his shackles in the 39th minute to make the breakthrough.

Rooney released Paul Scholes on the right and he delivered a delicate chip into the area. Ronaldo ran from deep and headed the ball beyond Brazilian goalkeeper Alexander Doni for a brilliant solo effort.

The Portugal winger was left dazed in the incident but recovered quickly to United's relief, but Roma could have equalised in the three minutes later but Vucinic dragged his shot wide of the post.

Roma kept up the pressure and Christian Panucci squandered a good chance in the 52nd minute, but United made it 2-0 in the 67th minute when Ji-Sung Park headed the ball into the area at the back post. It resulted in a mix-up between Doni and Panucci with Rooney on hand to knock the ball home.