Ronaldo and Rooney conquer Rome

Manchester United have one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions League after beating Roma 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico.

Manchester United have one foot in the semi-finals of the Champions League after beating Roma 2-0 at the Stadio Olimpico.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 36th goal of the season - and his seventh in Europe - before Wayne Rooney scored a second to give the Premier League side an advantage of two away goals to take into the second leg of the quarter-final at Old Trafford.

Ronaldo timed his run well to burst forward with power to meet Paul Scholes's chipped cross and nod a solid header past goalkeeper Alexandre Doni as half-time was looming.

Rooney scored against Roma in the 1-0 win at Old Trafford during the group stage, and reacted quickly when Park Ji-Sung headed Wes Brown's diagonal ball back across goal. The ball broke free after confusion between Doni and Cristian Panucci, and Rooney pounced to bundle it over the line from close range.