Monday, March 24. 2008
Manchester United, on their way to top by a goal from defender Wes Brown, beat 10-man Liverpool 3-0 at Old Trafford on Sunday to stay firmly in charge in the Premier League.
Brown, who had previously scored only two goals in 10 years for his hometown club, headed in a Wayne Rooney cross 11 minutes before halftime. Ten minutes later, Liverpool were reduced to 10 men when midfielder Mascherano, who had been booked early on for a late tackle, was given a second yellow card by referee Steve Bennett.
After the dismissal of Liverpool's Javier Mascherano for dissent, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani added late goals as United extended their streak over fierce rivals Liverpool to seven wins in their last eight meetings.
Ronaldo, the league's leading scorer, also looked subdued for long periods but still managed to score his 24th league goal of the season as United could have won by a bigger margin.
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