Wayne Rooney scored his fourth goal in three games as Manchester United beat Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage to move 10 points clear at the head of the Premier League table on Saturday. <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/feb/Wayne-Rooney.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 441px;" /> Man United&rsquo;s Wayne Rooney shoots to score against Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday. Man Utd won 1-0. Pic/Getty Images. Rooney&rsquo;s 79th-minute strike, his 10th league goal of the season, came after the game had been held up for 10 minutes before half-time because of a floodlight failure and increased the pressure on second-place Manchester City ahead of their clash with Liverpool yesterday. For long periods it looked as though Alex Ferguson&rsquo;s side would have to be content with a point, with Fulham surviving first-half pressure before growing stronger after the break. But after hitting the woodwork three times in the opening half, United finally made the breakthrough when Rooney capitalised on a mistake by Fulham&rsquo;s Philippe Senderos. Rooney&rsquo;s moment of composure eventually decided the game when he advanced from halfway after a mistake by Senderos.u00a0With Aaron Hughes backing off, the striker moved into the Fulham box before placing a right-foot shot inside the far post. Fulham&rsquo;s hopes of springing a surprise were dented when Dimitar Berbatov was denied the opportunity to face his former club after picking up a hamstring strain in the mid-week win over West Ham United.

United go 10 points clear atop EPL after striker's fourth goal in three games

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