Match ends, Manchester United 4, Feyenoord 0.
Wayne Rooney became Manchester United's record European goalscorer as they beat Feyenoord to keep their Europa League fate in their hands.
The Red Devils captain scored his 39th European goal for the club when he clipped the ball over Brad Jones from Zlatan Ibrahimovic's perfect through ball - with Feyenoord appealing unsuccessfully for offside.
Rooney then set up Juan Mata to slide home the second.
The win was secured when former Liverpool keeper Jones deflected Ibrahimovic's cross into his own net, and Jesse Lingard curled in a fourth in injury time to make it Jose Mourinho's biggest win as United boss.
A draw or win at Zorya Luhansk in the final Group A game on Thursday, 8 December would take United into the last 32.
Mkhitaryan takes rare chance to impress
United's £26m summer signing Henrikh Mkhitaryan was impressive on only his second start for the club.
Mourinho has said the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder, who had previously managed only 134 minutes for United, needs time to adapt to the "intensity and aggression" of the English game.
Admittedly against weaker opposition, he looked the part with an all-action performance playing centrally behind Ibrahimovic.
He linked up well with team-mates, and would have got on the end of a through ball from Rooney had the England captain not overhit it, after a slick one-touch passing move between the pair.
One of the game's outstanding moments came when Mkhitaryan ran from his own half, taking on several Feyenoord defenders, before going down under pressure from Jens Toornstra. The Dutch champions were fortunate the referee did not give a free-kick, which would also have resulted in a red card.
The 27-year-old had six shots, including blocked efforts, and came off, alongside Rooney, to a standing ovation after 82 minutes.
"It was a pleasure to play again. It's been very difficult watching the team from the side but you have to have passion and work hard to try and take your next chance," he said. When asked if it was a new start, he said: "I hope so."
The big question now is will the Armenian start against West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday?
Rooney closes in on Charlton record
Rooney, recalled in one of six changes from Saturday's 1-1 draw with Arsenal, had said he was "not finished yet" after criticism of his late night at a wedding on international duty.
He showed that with a goal to move within one of matching Sir Bobby Charlton's club-record 249 goals, as well as beating Ruud van Nistelrooy's European record.
He was economical with his shooting - his only effort the goal, a calm finish over the keeper after timing his run well.
But he had a big hand in United's second goal too, his reverse pass for Mata taking the Feyenoord defence out of the equation and giving the Spaniard an easy finish.
Mkhitaryan more than doubles shots tally - stats
- This was Feyenoord's joint heaviest Uefa Cup/Europa League defeat. They lost 5-1 to Borussia Monchengladbach in 1986.
- Henrik Mkhitaryan had a game-high six shots, two more than he had managed in his United career before this game.
- Juan Mata has scored in consecutive games for United for the first time since September 2015.
- United had 12 shots on target against Feyenoord, their most in a game in any competition this season.
- That total is the joint-most by a team in a Europa League game this season.
- Feyenoord have won just once of their past seven visits to England in European competition (D2 L4).
- United are unbeaten in their past 14 European games at Old Trafford (including qualifiers), winning all three group-stage games this season.
Man of the match - Henrikh Mkhitaryan
'Just enjoy a few more years of Rooney's career'
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho: "It was a similar performance to others we have had at home. We were dominant from the first moment, we created chances but this time we scored goals.
"People like him [Rooney] don't need to answer any more, just enjoy a few more years of his career and playing the best he can. That's what he tries to do. More important is the fact we need one point to qualify."
Feyenoord coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst: "Four-nil is a big defeat. We could cope with Manchester United for 70 minutes, but after 70 minutes you could see the difference in quality."
What's next?
Manchester United host West Ham in their next two games - in the Premier League on Sunday (16:30 GMT), and the EFL Cup quarter-final on Wednesday (20:00 GMT).
Line-ups
Man Utd
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 20Romero
- 25A Valencia
- 4Jones
- 17Blind
- 23Shaw
- 16Carrick
- 6Pogba
- 8MataSubstituted forRashfordat 70'minutes
- 10RooneySubstituted forDepayat 82'minutes
- 22MkhitaryanSubstituted forLingardat 82'minutes
- 9Ibrahimovic
Substitutes
- 1de Gea
- 5Rojo
- 7Depay
- 14Lingard
- 19Rashford
- 21Herrera
- 27Fellaini
Feyenoord
Formation 4-3-3
- 25Jones
- 2Karsdorp
- 31Dammers
- 6van der Heijden
- 18Nelom
- 20Tapia
- 7KuytSubstituted forBerghuisat 61'minutes
- 10Vilhena
- 28ToornstraSubstituted forBasacikogluat 78'minutes
- 9N JørgensenSubstituted forKramerat 73'minutes
- 11Elia
Substitutes
- 5Vejinovic
- 14Basacikoglu
- 15Woudenberg
- 19Berghuis
- 26Nieuwkoop
- 29Kramer
- 30Hansson
- Referee:
- Manuel Gräfe
- Attendance:
- 64,628
Match Stats
- Possession
- Home59%
- Away41%
- Shots
- Home22
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home12
- Away3
- Corners
- Home6
- Away1
- Fouls
- Home5
- Away5
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Manchester United 4, Feyenoord 0.
Goal!
Goal! Manchester United 4, Feyenoord 0. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Valencia.
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Offside, Manchester United. Antonio Valencia tries a through ball, but Jesse Lingard is caught offside.
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Dangerous play by Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United).
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Tonny Vilhena (Feyenoord) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Bilal Basacikoglu.
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Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Memphis Depay.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Brad Jones.
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Attempt saved. Jesse Lingard (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
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Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Jesse Lingard replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
Substitution
Substitution, Manchester United. Memphis Depay replaces Wayne Rooney.
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Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Manchester United).
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Eljero Elia (Feyenoord) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Feyenoord. Bilal Basacikoglu replaces Jens Toornstra.
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Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Jan-Arie van der Heijden.
Goal!
Own Goal by Brad Jones, Feyenoord. Manchester United 3, Feyenoord 0.
Substitution
Substitution, Feyenoord. Michiel Kramer replaces Nicolai Jørgensen.
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Think of any number between 1 - 20.
Times it by the number of times Liverpool have won the EPL.
Is your number zero?
Man Utd win: "That was 2nd-rate opposition. How the mighty have fallen."
Rooney Scores: "What's he ever done for England?"
Rooney doesn't: "All he's good at is arguing with refs."
Rinse and repeat every week here thanks to the same old trolls who hate Man Utd yet feel some desperate need to let us know it.
Finish 5th.......and play Championship standard teams in the Europa League
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They have already knocked City out the cup mate
Well done, from me anyway.
Leicester played teams a lot worse than this but somehow the same people saying well done to them are those saying second rate to United.
Rose tinted glasses
I'm not sure who they can buy to fill Carrick's position but they will definitely need someone with premier league experience
All the noise was coming from the away end, and home crowd leaving after 60 minutes. Literally millions of fans waiting to see games but can't, while season ticket holders go for a pint after 2/3 of the game.
There are claims that the BBC are Rooney obsessed:
Man of the Match: Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Headline: Rooney stars as Man Utd close in on knockout stages
Can't see it myself...
It's becoming embarrassing. The positiveness of the headline considering they're scraping through in a competition for also runs, compared to yesterdays for Arsenal and City qualifying in the CL.
Feyenoord were poor but Utd still created plenty of chances
So...I ask about your comment and you respond with this:
"Good night imbecile !!
"YOU are clearly are one of the trolls you so damningly referred to earlier . . . . .
"Going out now to meet some friends (look it up)"
...and you call me a troll?!
Beat an average team where the only stand out player was Mkhitaryan!
City only managed a draw against a mediocre German team with 10 men. They too will finish second.
United win 4-0 at home to the Dutch champions.
Somehow people bashing bbc for being "overly positive" about United don't seem to make sense.