Club Brugge 0 - 4 Man Utd

United led 3-1 from the first leg and Rooney added to that with a dinked shot for his first goal of the season.

The striker had a simple tap-in for his second goal after midfielder Ander Herrera's unselfish pass.

Rooney swept in a shot for his third and Herrera sidefooted in before Javier Hernandez missed a United penalty.

Hernandez also wasted a late chance as he skied a shot from four yards out.

United will now go into Thursday's group stage draw following a one-season absence.

Relief for Rooney

At last. The England captain opened his goalscoring account for the season at the fifth attempt and the relief was plain to see.

Rooney put his hands to his face before giving a prayer to the sky after his first club goal since an effort against Aston Villa in April.

He appeared to have been energised in terms of confidence after his opener, which came from Memphis Depay's through ball.

Herrera and Juan Mata set up Rooney's other goals as he finally benefitted from more midfield support in his role as the main striker.

"To be honest, if I didn't have a strong character that (the criticism) might have affected me," Rooney told BT Sport.

"I wasn't worried, if it was going on for three, four, five games more then maybe so but it's early days and I knew when the chances came I'd take them."

Herrera made his first start of the season as United manager Louis van Gaal rested Morgan Schneiderlin and Bastian Schweinsteiger, and the Spaniard pushed his claims for a regular starting berth.

The diminutive playmaker started alongside the more defensive Michael Carrick and, despite some early rustiness, his vision and creative instincts benefitted Rooney and United in attack.

Van Gaal's players have been accused of not helping Rooney by failing to run beyond him to help create space.

Herrera, though, was keen to push on, scoring a goal of his own as the Belgians capitulated.

Schweinsteiger and winger Ashley Young were introduced in the second half, adding to the competition for midfield places at United.

(BBC)