Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (R) celebrates scoring a penalty against Queens Park Rangers with Antonio Valencia during their English Premier League soccer match at Old Trafford (Photo: Reuters)
United’s eighth straight league win increased the pressure on crosstown rival Manchester City in second place. City visited Arsenal later Sunday.
Rooney fired his 30th goal of the season from a 15th-minute penalty after Ashley Young seemed to be pushed over by QPR captain Shaun Derry. Derry was sent off despite replays suggesting Young was offside and minimal contact.
United created chance after chance against 10 men, but relegation-threatened QPR resisted until Scholes lashed a trademark drive for the second in the 68th.
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