On their way to Wembley

BARRING a most unlikely Schalke victory at Old Trafford next week, Manchester United will contest the Champions League final at Wembley on May 28 after an utterly one-sided encounter in Germany last night.

Ryan Giggs and the outstanding Wayne Rooney scored United’s goals in a three-minute second-half spell in the semi-final first leg at the Vetlins-Arena.

Prior to that, though, Alex Ferguson’s men had wasted an astonishing 13 chances to score — 11 of them coming before the break.