Manchester United easily reached the quarterfinals of the FA Cup yesterday with a 4-1 victory at Derby.

United lost at Derby last month before overturning the deficit to reach the League Cup final, but never looked like stumbling again once Nani gave the Premier League leaders a 29th-minute lead.

Darron Gibson made it 2-0 a minute before halftime and Cristiano Ronaldo struck in the 48th for United, which was joined in the next round by Everton.

Everton made it into the quarterfinals for the first time in seven years - and the first under long-serving manager David Moyes - with a 3-1 win over Aston Villa.

Derby, which beat United 1-0 at Pride Park in January before succumbing 4-2 in the second leg, did get a goal back through defender Miles Addison and nearly got a second with 12 minutes left, but goalkeeper Ben Foster just kept out Gary Teale's low shot. United substitute Danny Welbeck made it 4-1 in the 81st.

"We were more prepared this time," Gibson said. "We knew what to expect."

United will play Swansea or Fulham in the next round after the pair drew their fifth-round match 1-1 on Saturday.

"Either way, we're one step away from the semifinals, so it's a big incentive for the players," United manager Alex Ferguson said.