Wayne Rooney and Paul Arriola each scored two goals and Luciano Acosta added a goal and three assists as D.C. United cruised to a 5-0 victory over the Montreal Impact on Saturday night at Audi Field in Washington, D.C.
Yamil Asad also had two assists for D.C. United (10-11-8, 38 points) which closed to within two points of the sixth-place Impact (12-15-4, 40 points) in the Eastern Conference and the final MLS Cup playoff spot.
The Black-and-Red, who improved to 9-2-2 at home this season and have two games in hand on Montreal, play four of their last five games at Audi Field.