| Manchester United goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and his defenders
made Premier League history as Sir Alex Ferguson's side crushed 10-man
West Brom 5-0 at The Hawthorns to move three points clear at the top.
The 38-year-old surpassed Chelsea stopper Petr Cech's 2004-2005
record of 925 minutes without conceding a goal and United also set
a new record of 11 successive clean sheets, breaking the Blues'
record of four years ago.
First half goals from Dimitar Berbatov and Carlos Tevez - after
a Scott Carson blunder - effectively killed the game as a meaningful
contest.
But Albion were also handicapped by the harsh sending-off of left-back
and acting skipper Paul Robinson - the ninth red card of his career
- five minutes before the interval for a challenge on United midfielder
Ji-Sung Park.
Nemanja Vidic and Cristiano Ronaldo (2) piled on the agony for
the under-strength Baggies in the second period to earn the Red
Devils a sixth successive league win.
It has increased the pressure on nearest challengers Liverpool
ahead of their game with Wigan on Wednesday.
Ryan Giggs had an outstanding game for United with Berbatov and
Michael Carrick also impressive.
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