Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial scored their first Premier League goals since January and February respectively as Manchester United eased past Burnley 2-0.
Martial marked his return to the starting XI with a goal on 21 minutes. United broke from a Burnley free-kick and Martial scored after a one-two with Ander Herrera.
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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) April 23, 2017
Rooney celebrated his first start since 4 March by doubling the lead five minutes before half-time, squeezing home the ball after Martial’s shot had been saved.
United stay fifth but the win moved them to within a point of Manchester City. The two play each other at the Etihad Stadium on Thursday.
The defeat means Burnley are 15th on 36 points, five points above the relegation zone.
See: Burnley report | Man Utd report
