United were 2-0 up early on thanks to Morgan Gibbs-White and a stunner from George Baldock, who later limped off with injury.
Goals from Billy Sharp and Gibbs-White’s second of the game saw United run out convincing winners, and leapfrog Middlesbrough into sixth spot ahead of their midweek clash with fellow promotion chasers Blackburn Rovers.
Here’s how our man rated United’s players, on an afternoon to remember at the Lane.
Here’s how our man rated United’s players, on an afternoon to remember at the Lane.