Club Brugge v Man Utd
Rooney's club goal drought lasted 878 minutes before he ended it against Club Brugge
26 August 2015 Last updated at 22:15
Wayne Rooney ended his goal drought with a hat-trick as Manchester United beat Club Brugge to book their place in the Champions League group stages.
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.
Relive Man Utd's win against Club Brugge
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 and belief after his opener, which came from Memphis Depay's through ball, as his movement and passing improved.
Herrera and Juan Mata set up Rooney's other goals as he finally benefitted from more support from midfield 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. It is early days and when the chances came I took them."
Van Gaal's midfield conundrum
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, even though he was a little rusty to begin with, his vision and creative instincts not only helped Rooney but United from an attacking point of view.
Van Gaal's players have been accused of not helping Rooney by not running beyond him to help create space, but Herrera was keen to do so and even got a goal, although the Belgian hosts did capitulate badly.
Schweinsteiger and winger Ashley Young also finished the game on the pitch and it seems competition for midfield places is hotting up at United.
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Reaction
Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal speaking to BT Sport: "I think we were very organised. We played the ball a little bit more simple than before. You can create gaps and we scored so that is also good.
"Every goal shall give confidence to every player, even Wayne. I'm very happy for him.
"He has the best mentality that you can imagine. Such players with that level will always come back."
Pundit analysis
BBC Radio 5 live's Danny Mills: "Job done by Manchester United and delight for Wayne Rooney, but I don't think you can tell from this whether United's season will be a success or not."
The stats you need to know
- Wayne Rooney has scored his first European hat-trick since his Man United debut against Fenerbahce in 2004.
- Memphis Depay has had a hand in four of Manchester United's goals in this Champions League qualifying campaign with two goals and two assists.
What next?
Manchester United will go into the draw for the Champions League group stages on Thursday before a trip to Swansea for a game at 16:00 BST on Sunday.
Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (6)
Club Brugge
- 38 Bolat
- 05 Castelletto
- 02 de Fauw
- 04 Duarte
- 28 De Bock
- 06 Claudemir Booked
- 10 Diaby (Dierckx - 63' )
- 25 Vormer Booked
- 07 Vázquez (Vanaken - 62' )
- 63 Bolingoli Mbombo (Cools - 77' )
- 09 De Sutter
Substitutes
- 16 Bruzzese
- 19 Meunier
- 20 Vanaken
- 21 Cools
- 45 Desmul
- 55 Dierckx
- 58 Oularé
Manchester United
- 20 Romero
- 36 Darmian
- 12 Smalling
- 17 Blind
- 23 Shaw
- 16 Carrick
- 21 Herrera Booked (Hernández - 64' )
- 08 Mata (Young - 62' )
- 11 Januzaj (Schweinsteiger - 45' )
- 07 Depay
- 10 Rooney
Substitutes
- 14 Hernández
- 18 Young
- 27 Fellaini
- 28 Schneiderlin
- 31 Schweinsteiger
- 33 McNair
- 50 Johnstone
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Club Brugge 0, Manchester United 4.
90:00 +2:06 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Club Brugge 0, Manchester United 4.
90:00 +2:01Attempt missed. Jean-Charles Castelletto (Club Brugge) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dion Cools with a cross.
89:48Attempt missed. Javier Hernández (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ashley Young with a cross.
88:36Javier Hernández (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88:36Foul by Davy de Fauw (Club Brugge).
84:26Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84:25Tuur Dierckx went off injured after Club Brugge had used all subs.
82:55Delay in match Tuur Dierckx (Club Brugge) because of an injury.
80:50Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Javier Hernández (Manchester United) right footed shot is close, but misses to the right. Javier Hernández should be disappointed.
80:04Penalty conceded by Oscar Duarte (Club Brugge) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
77:23Attempt missed. Javier Hernández (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Matteo Darmian with a cross following a set piece situation.
77:16Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
76:41 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Club Brugge. Dion Cools replaces Boli Bolingoli Mbombo.
76:07 BookingBooking Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75:58Memphis Depay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75:58Foul by Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge).
73:08Attempt missed. Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
72:45Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Chris Smalling.
65:52Attempt missed. Tuur Dierckx (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Hans Vanaken (Club Brugge) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Tom De Sutter.
64:22Attempt missed. Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
63:47 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Manchester United. Javier Hernández replaces Ander Herrera.
62:43 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Club Brugge 0, Manchester United 4. Ander Herrera (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bastian Schweinsteiger with a through ball.
62:03 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Club Brugge. Tuur Dierckx replaces Abdoulaye Diaby.
61:45 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Club Brugge. Hans Vanaken replaces Víctor Vázquez.
61:40 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Manchester United. Ashley Young replaces Juan Mata.
61:01Attempt missed. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luke Shaw.
57:55Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sinan Bolat.
57:52Attempt saved. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Juan Mata with a through ball.
56:11 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Club Brugge 0, Manchester United 3. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Juan Mata with a through ball.
54:22Memphis Depay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54:22Foul by Claudemir (Club Brugge).
53:35Bastian Schweinsteiger (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53:35Foul by Abdoulaye Diaby (Club Brugge).
52:50Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Diaby (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruud Vormer.
52:23Foul by Daley Blind (Manchester United).
52:23Víctor Vázquez (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52:05Attempt saved. Ander Herrera (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Darmian.
50:43Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50:43Foul by Oscar Duarte (Club Brugge).
49:47Foul by Matteo Darmian (Manchester United).
49:47Boli Bolingoli Mbombo (Club Brugge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48:17 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Club Brugge 0, Manchester United 2. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ander Herrera.
48:00Foul by Matteo Darmian (Manchester United).
48:00Boli Bolingoli Mbombo (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46:47Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Laurens De Bock.
45:00Second Half begins Club Brugge 0, Manchester United 1.
45:00 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Manchester United. Bastian Schweinsteiger replaces Adnan Januzaj.
45:00 +1:05 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, Club Brugge 0, Manchester United 1.
45:00 +0:25 BookingBooking Claudemir (Club Brugge) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45:00 +0:14Ander Herrera (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45:00 +0:14Foul by Claudemir (Club Brugge).
42:58Attempt blocked. Boli Bolingoli Mbombo (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
41:55Attempt missed. Davy de Fauw (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Víctor Vázquez with a cross following a corner.
41:23Corner, Club Brugge. Conceded by Daley Blind.
40:43Attempt saved. Tom De Sutter (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Diaby.
40:19Attempt missed. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daley Blind.
39:45Attempt saved. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
38:19Attempt blocked. Matteo Darmian (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Mata.
37:52Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Boli Bolingoli Mbombo.
37:16Attempt blocked. Matteo Darmian (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
34:57Attempt missed. Ander Herrera (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a cross following a corner.
34:01Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Oscar Duarte.
33:58Attempt blocked. Memphis Depay (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Shaw with a headed pass.
32:54Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32:16Delay in match (Manchester United).
29:24Hand ball by Ander Herrera (Manchester United).
29:22Attempt blocked. Ander Herrera (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adnan Januzaj.
28:32Offside, Manchester United. Wayne Rooney tries a through ball, but Memphis Depay is caught offside.
27:59Attempt missed. Ander Herrera (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Juan Mata.
27:21Offside, Club Brugge. Davy de Fauw tries a through ball, but Jean-Charles Castelletto is caught offside.
25:23Chris Smalling (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25:23Foul by Tom De Sutter (Club Brugge).
23:51Memphis Depay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23:51Foul by Jean-Charles Castelletto (Club Brugge).
23:24Attempt blocked. Boli Bolingoli Mbombo (Club Brugge) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Diaby.
19:30 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Club Brugge 0, Manchester United 1. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Memphis Depay with a through ball.
17:23Offside, Manchester United. Sergio Romero tries a through ball, but Wayne Rooney is caught offside.
12:21 BookingBooking Ander Herrera (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
12:17Foul by Ander Herrera (Manchester United).
12:17Víctor Vázquez (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11:32Attempt missed. Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
11:29Attempt blocked. Juan Mata (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wayne Rooney.
8:09Juan Mata (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8:09Foul by Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge).
6:39Foul by Ander Herrera (Manchester United).
6:39Boli Bolingoli Mbombo (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5:00Attempt blocked. Tom De Sutter (Club Brugge) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
4:32Foul by Ander Herrera (Manchester United).
4:32Ruud Vormer (Club Brugge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1:15Hand ball by Boli Bolingoli Mbombo (Club Brugge).
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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