Manchester United ruthlessly overran 10-man Wolverhampton Wanderers 5-nil this morning to go four points clear at the top of the English Premier League.
In the day's other game Newcastle United secured 6th place on the table with a 1-nil win over Norwich City.
Second placed Manchester City play their game in hand against Chelsea on Thursday morning.
Chelsea's 50-million pound striker Fernando Torres scored twice - his first goals since October - to help the London club crush Leicester City 5-2 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.
Liverpool joined them with a 2-1 win over Stoke City.
