Bukayo Saka scored twice as we swept away Crystal Palace to move eight points clear at the top of the table. Gabriel Martinelli opened the scoring for us as we looked to put Thursday night’s disappointing European exit behind us. Saka doubled the lead before half-time and Granit Xhaka increased the advantage, finishing another slick team move ten minutes after the restart. Manchester United came from a goal down to beat nine-man Fulham and reach the FA Cup semi-finals with a controversial victory at Old Trafford. Marco Silva's side looked on course for only their second last-four appearance since they lost to West Ham in the 1975 final when their world collapsed around a handball incident 15 minutes from time. Jadon Sancho seemed to be shooting an equaliser into an empty net, only for Willian to charge across and clear. Referee Chris Kavanagh initially gave a corner, but VAR advised the official to check the pitchside monitor, with Willian protesting and manager Silva furious. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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