A Mateusz Klich penalty followed by second-half strikes from Helder Costa, Liam Cooper, Pablo Hernandez and Patrick Bamford gave United a five-star victory, booting the Whites six points clear of third-placed Brentford with just four games left.
The YEP's chief football writer Graham Smyth hands out the scores.
13. Barry Douglas (sub)
8 - Strong against a physically imposing attacker, neat on the ball, got forward when he could.
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14. Gjanni Alioski (sub)
7 - Didn't let Stoke rest, kept the pressure on, showed good wing play
15. Jamie Shackleton (sub)
7 - Kept it simple, game was dead and buried by the time he entered the field of play
16. Gaetano Berardi (sub)
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