Premier League | 23 April 2017 | Turf Moor | Attendance: 21,870 | Scorers: Martial 21, Rooney 39
Manchester United comfortably defeated Burnley 2-0 at Turf Moor to close the gap on top-four rivals Manchester City to just one point with the derby up next for Jose Mourinho's men.
First-half goals from Anthony Martial and the returning Wayne Rooney bagged United the three points and intensified Thursday's now crucial meeting of the local adversaries.
Jose Mourinho made eight changes to his United line-up that defeated Anderlecht in extra-time in midweek with captain Rooney starting a Premier League game for the first time since early March in place of the injured Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Martial leading the line ahead of the rested Marcus Rashford.