Matteo Darmian keeps Man United in top-four hunt

Manchester United 2 Crystal Palace 0: Matteo Darmian’s stunning strike helped Manchester United maintain their top-four push as fellow FA Cup semi-finalists Crystal Palace were swatted aside.

The pair could do battle once again on May 21 if they navigate their way through this weekend’s Wembley encounters — matches that offer both teams the chance to end frustrating seasons with a shot at silverware.

Palace’s seven changes showed how much of Alan Pardew’s focus was on their semi-final against Watford and led to an unsurprising outcome at Old Trafford, where United triumphed 2-0 as Darmian created one and scored the other.