Dillon Hoogewerf and Charlie McNeill both scored hat-tricks, with Zidane Iqbal and Alejandro Garnacho also getting their names on the scoresheet.
It could well be a title-winning performance but that remains to be seen, as neighbours Manchester City, two points adrift of Neil Ryan’s lads, have one further game to play and that is at Burnley on Wednesday.
Victory for the Blues will see them installed as champions, but any other result would hand the laurels to United and present them with a place in the national final.
The game was preceded by a moment’s silence for Alan McLoughlin, the Manchester-born former Republic of Ireland international (42 caps), who began his career with United and tragically passed away this week, aged just 54.