Manchester United kept in
contention for a top-four Premier League place and gave manager Louis
van Gaal a rare night of relaxation as Stoke City were outclassed at Old
Trafford.
Van Gaal and his players were jeered after defeat by
Southampton in their previous home game - but it was all a sharp
contrast here as United, inspired by youngster Antony Martial, won at a
canter.Jesse Lingard headed in Cameron Borthwick-Jackson's perfect delivery after 14 minutes to end a shocking sequence of 11 matches without a first-half goal at home stretching over a period of eight hours 40 minutes.
Martial scored the goal his performance merited with a fine curled finish shortly after before setting up the third for Wayne Rooney from close range eight minutes after the break.
It was a win United's performance fully deserved and the victory margin could have been even greater, leaving them in fifth place, five points behind fourth-placed Arsenal.
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