Manchester United produced a first-half display as entertaining as it was dominant to swat aside reigning champions Leicester, with Jose Mourinho's decision to drop Wayne Rooney paying off.

Club Brugge 0 Leicester 3: Rampant Leicester marked their Champions League debut in stunning style as they thrashed Club Brugge 3-0. Boss Claudio Ranieri had warned against expecting another fairytale but it was a dream night in Belgium after Leicester scored twice inside the first half an hour.

`The game was decided on penalties.

International Friendly

Skipper Robbie Keane was missing as the Republic of Ireland attempted to upset the odds by denying Germany World Cup qualification in Cologne.

Ireland’s Group C rivals Germany eased past lowly Kazakhstan 3-0 last night without deploying any strikers for the first time in a competitive match under coach Joachim Loew as they stayed top of the group.

Seamus Coleman has been handed his first competitive start as a much-changed Republic of Ireland attempt to halt Germany's charge towards World Cup qualification tonight.

The Republic of Ireland have suffered a significant injury worry ahead of next Friday’s World Cup qualifier against Germany with the news that Kevin Doyle is considered a major doubt after incurring a thigh injury in training at Wolves.

In spite of a generally improved performance from the first leg last week, it mattered little in the final analysis as St. Patrick’s duly bowed out of the Europa League at the AWD-Arena in Hannover last night.

To produce a performance they can stand over is St Patrick’s Athletic’s goal in Lower Saxony tonight.

Some people think it’s all Hannover… it is now.

St Patrick’s Athletic won’t compromise their approach to counter Hannover 96 at Tallaght Stadium tonight as manager Liam Buckley will send his side out to play their normal game against the Bundesliga giants.

Michael Owen’s reward for his dramatic Manchester derby match-winner is set to be a place in United’s starting line-up for the start of their Carling Cup defence at Old Trafford tomorrow night.

LIVERPOOL deservedly clinched the FA Youth Cup for the third time but required spot-kicks to overcome Manchester United at Old Trafford last night.