Rooney Hat-trick Put Man-United Through

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney scores against Club BruggeWayne 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.

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."

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