Wolves 0 : Man Utd 1
03/06/2010 07:54:51 PM
though, it has a player who will be remembered years from now, for both invention and goals.
Finding the net has proved a problem in recent seasons for the midfielder.
This year though, there have been signs of that old instinct returning.
And when Craddock drilled Nani's low cross straight to the former England man he had the common sense not to rush, instead nipping past the defender's desperate lunge before drilling his shot into the far corner.
It brought up his century of Premier League goals and his 148th overall for United.
Far more importantly, it left it staring down at its rivals from that familiar position on the Premier League summit.
Mame Biram Diouf could not add to the lead when he failed to find the target with a free header.
But United has flexed its muscles, even if Rooney will be needed to land the winning punches.