Wayne Rooney treble eases United through

Club Brugge 0 Manchester United 4 (Manchester United win 7-1 on aggregate): Mission accomplished for Manchester United and Wayne Rooney, in more ways than one, as a hat-trick and routine Champions League victory in Brugge carried Louis van Gaal’s team into today’s draw for the group stages.

The outcome always looked likely to fall in United’s favour, following the late goal in the first leg victory at Old Trafford last week, but the fact Rooney was able to end a 10-game goal drought, dating back to the start of April, with a hat-trick inside the opening hour made this an especially productive evening.

Rooney said: “I’m obviously delighted to get the goals and, more importantly, it was a massive game for the club, to go through to the group stage after being out of it last year.