Manchester United closed the gap on the Premier League's top four down to just a single point after goals from captain Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial guided the Red Devils to a 2-0 win at Burnley on Sunday.Red Devils top scorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic is expected to miss the rest of the season due to a cruciate knee ligament injury, per BBC Sport, but manager Jose Mourinho was able to rely on his reserves as United surged upward.Elsewhere, Liverpool capitulated in front of a home audience as Christian Benteke's double saw Crystal Palace fight back from a goal down to snatch a 2-1 victory at Anfield.Philippe Coutinho's thunderbolt free-kick eased the hosts into a first-half lead, but the Eagles persevered to clinch their second Premier League victory in three matches and climb up to 12th in the table.Read on for a breakdown of the updated Premier League standings following Sunday's results, complete with recaps of the division's top scorers and analysis of the day's top storylines.Full Week 34 scores at PremierLeague.com.Martial Amazes in Ibrahimovic's AbsenceIbrahimovic's injury at the tail end of Thursday's extra-time UEFA Europa League win over Anderlecht might have worried United fans, but Mourinho showed he boasts the resources to outlast such setbacks on Sunday.It was Martial who opened the scoring following a swift counter up the pitch and one-two with Ander Herrera, and Sky Sports Statto highlighted the reward came as a result of the Frenchman's own endeavour:Marcus Rashford started on the bench at Turf Moor despite the belief he would replace Ibrahimovic, which turned out to be a justified choice as Martial occupied the central striking reserve with confidence.The breakthrough strike didn't come without its drawbacks, though, as Samuel Luckhurst of the Manchester Evening News confirmed Martial's 25th goal for United saw him trigger a rather expensive contract clause in the process:Rooney bundled home his first goal in three months to complete the victory, hauling the Red Devils within a point of rivals Manchester City, fourth, and the two teams now sit level on 32 games played each.Ibrahimovic will be a sore miss for Mourinho's men in the last month of the 2016-17 season, but both Martial and Rooney showed in rare starting appearances that they can be reliable replacements in time for season's end.Benteke Brace Sinks Lurching LiverpoolWhat started out as a day full of promise for Liverpool gradually turned into a nightmarish home display as two goals from former Red Benteke dashed the home side's hopes of climbing the standings on Sunday.Coutinho thrust the hosts into the lead with a screaming free-kick from 30 yards, via Sky Football, a lead many would have agreed was a deserved reward for the hosts early on:However, Benteke got the Eagles off the mark with a timely equaliser in the 42nd minute, and the Liverpool Echo's Kristian Walsh noted his celebration nodded to another Palace star with Liverpool connections:Going in level at the break wasn't how Liverpool chief Jurgen Klopp will have envisioned the game after Coutinho's initial strike, but Eagles boss Sam Allardyce has formed a habit of shocking the odds during his Selhurst Park stay.And the visiting team ensured their surprise win was completed when Benteke took advantage of some slack Reds defending from a 74th-minute corner, nodding in to improve his sterling record at Anfieldat least as an enemy of the home side:Palace soared up the table as a result of Sunday's triumph and battled to 12th from 16th, while Liverpool's top-four chances now look even less sure with only four games left in their season.The Merseysiders remain two points ahead of Manchester City, fourth, and three points ahead of Manchester United, fifth, but both teams look likely to climb higher considering they boast two games in hand over Klopp's side.Read more World Football news on BleacherReport.com
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