Manchester United 4-1 Fulham

I can't pretend i thought that we would have that much trouble dispatching Fulham from the cup on Saturday evening, but i didn't expect it to be as easy as it turned out to be. Fulham started poorly and got steadily worse, the second half was a stroll in the park for United. United played some decent football, but never really had to hit the heights, so the four goals were an indication of just how bad the visitors were, United could easily have had six or seven.
Watching Fulham you realised all over again, how scandalous it really was, that in the summer that none of the teams challenging for a top six berth, came in with a bid to take Berbatov off our hands. He is criminally wasted at Fulham, he's far too good, i felt sorry for him, watching him receive no support at all up front on his own. I have rated Martin Jol in the past, but on that form, they may have a struggle to stay up.
As expected Fergie rang the changes with Rooney and Hernandez staring up front and Anderson and Nani both getting starts. Fulham started as they meant to go on, Sidwell gifting Rooney the ball with a blind back pass, that Rooney should really have done better with. It didn't matter, as Fulham defender Hughes inexplicably handled the ball from a corner, the ref saw it and Giggs confidently slotted home the penalty. We should have had a second penalty not long after, but the ref bottled out of giving us two penalties in quick succession, even though it was probably even more blatant in the first.
The rest of the half saw United get in decent positions, without being able to find either the final ball or the finishing touch. Nani had one of his frustrating games, but still reminds you that if he could get it together before his probably move in the summer, he could be a big asset during the season's run in. I suppose it will depend on his professional pride, what we get from him during the remainder of the season.
The second half was completely dominated by United, Fulham offered no resistance whatsoever, Anderson picked a good time to come back into the team as Fulham's midfield  went AWOL. Rooney almost scored a couple of minutes after the restart, but he finally found the net, with the goal of the game minutes later. Hernandez found the net twice after that, and there were numerous chances to have really humiliated the visiting team.
It was a pity we couldn't keep a clean sheet, but it didn't really matter in a cup tie anyway. I wouldn't have minded swapping those four cup goals for four league goals. No doubt Wednesday's league game at home to Southampton will be a far harder task, or will the returning Van Persie and co keep on the goalscoring run.