Monday, March 5, 2012

Man U crushes West Brom 5-0 to set shutout record

Cristiano Ronaldo's double rounded off Manchester United's 5-0 demolition of 10-man West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday to complete an English Premier League record 11th match without conceding a goal.

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar went a league record 1,032nd minute without conceding to surpass the mark of 925 set by Chelsea's Petr Cech in the 2004-05 season.

"I just needed to keep the concentration levels high and fire up the defenders and midfielders," Van der Sar said. "We are delighted with the record because we haven't even had a settled defense, with players injured and others coming in and out."

And United stalwart Ryan …

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