Manchester United's hotshots gave West Bromwich Albion a tantalising glimpse of hope - before dishing out a resounding 4-0 win in a late second-half flurry.
Goals from United A-listers Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani pushed them into the top four, leaving West Brom in tenth.
But it was a struggle until man-of-the-match Rooney broke the Baggies' resistance by scoring in his fifth successive game, a run that has yielded six goals for club and country and has now moved United into the top four.
West Brom had every reason to be fearful and it appeared those worries were proved valid when the England striker tucked home midway through the opening period.
On first viewing, Rooney appeared merely to use his strength to push Gianni Zuiverloon to one side as he skipped onto Ronaldo's through ball.
He then stepped inside Ryan Donk before beating Scott Carson from ten yards.
Television replays did not cast that much doubt on Rooney's challenge either but referee Mark Halsey thought otherwise and disallowed the goal for a push.
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