Manchester United booked their return to the Champions League proper in style this evening with a 4-0 victory over Club Brugge at the Jan Breydel Stadion.
The visitors went into the match with a 3-1 lead from the playoff first leg, and a Wayne Rooney hat-trick inside an hour put the tie well and truly beyond their Belgian hosts.
United then added a fourth through Ander Herrera, while Javier Hernandez spurned two glorious chances to further extend the lead late on, including one from the penalty spot.
Here, Sports Mole takes a look at who stood out on a memorable night for the Red Devils.
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CLUB BRUGGE
Goal
Sinan Bolat: Conceded four times, but there really wasn't much he could have done about any of them. Badly let down by those in front of him and prevented it from being even more embarrassing with a fine save to deny Rooney. (6/10)
Defence
Jean Castelletto: Drafted into the side due to Brugge's injury and suspension woes, but looked out of his depth tonight. (4/10)
Davy de Fauw: Came close with one flick in the United box towards the end of the first half but, when it came to his primary job of defending, he was no better than any of his teammates. (4/10)
Oscar Duarte: Unlucky to concede a penalty for a harsh handball call late on, and was also unfortunate to slip when trying to cut out the through-ball that led to Herrera's goal. The best of a bad bunch at the back for Brugge. (5/10)
Laurens de Bock: The majority of United's good work came from the left or down the middle, but Mata was still able to have an influence down De Bock's side and picked up the assist for Rooney's hat-trick goal. (4/10)
Midfield
Abdoulay Diaby: Had Brugge's best chance of the match right on the stroke of half time, but completely fluffed his lines when clean through on goal. (5/10)
Ruud Vormer: Outclassed in the middle of the park, with the match passing him by as United tore Brugge apart in the second half especially. (5/10)
Claudemir: The defence didn't cover themselves in glory tonight, but they can point to a lack of protection from Claudemir. There was one 15-minute spell in the second half when United cut through Brugge at will, and the Brazilian was nowhere to be seen. (4/10)
Victor Vazquez: Ineffective in possession and failed to lead by example despite getting the armband in Simons's absence. Withdrawn shortly after the hour mark. (4/10)
Boli Bolingoli Mbombo: Showed a few more positive signs than many of his teammates, but there was a lack of quality on the rare occasions that he had a chance in the final third. (5/10)
Attack
Tom de Sutter: Saw an early chance blocked and had his side's only shot on target with a long-range strike that was easy for Romero. Leaves the club tomorrow, and this was not the way he would have wanted to say goodbye. (5/10)
Substitutes
Hans Vanaken: Rattled the underside of the crossbar with a spectacular first-time volley from the edge of the box. That was his only contribution of note, though. (6/10)
Tuur Dierckx: Came on just past the hour but was forced off before the end having rolled his ankle, leaving his side with 10 men. (6/10)
Dion Cools: On for the final 15 minutes or so as Brugge went into damage limitation mode a little too late. (6/10)
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MAN UTD
Goal
Sergio Romero: Only had one shot on target to save, and that was a simple one. Did deal brilliantly with a one-on-one situation just before half time, though, standing up to Diaby and preventing the Brugge man from taking it past him. (7/10)
Defence
Matteo Darmian: Didn't get forward quite as much as he has in previous matches, but was perfectly solid at the back and has yet another clean sheet to his name. (6/10)
Chris Smalling: Has enjoyed a fine season so far and did nothing wrong again tonight, although he wasn't tested anywhere near as much as he has been in other games. (7/10)
Daley Blind: Perhaps his shakiest game to date at centre-back, but was by no means a liability. One or two moments may have been pounced upon by a better team, but he was not punished on the night. (6/10)
Luke Shaw: Really energetic display down the left, giving nothing away defensively and always looking to get on the front foot, turning defence into attack on a number of occasions. (7/10)
Midfield
Michael Carrick: Back in the side having missed out at the weekend and made a bit of a sloppy start. Grew into the match, though, and helped United to dominate the second half. (6/10)
Ander Herrera: His first start of the season didn't look like going well following a poor first half in which he picked up a booking and was unsure in possession. However, he improved massively after the break having been moved further forward, setting up Rooney for his second and capping off the scoring himself with a cool finish. (7/10)
Juan Mata: A real creative force in the second half especially, setting up Rooney for his hat-trick goal and playing the skipper clean through again shortly afterwards. (8/10)
Adnan Januzaj: Could find his place in the team under threat after this performance. Was the only United starter to disappoint, and was taken off at half time as a result. (5/10)
Memphis Depay: Not quite the unstoppable force that he was in the first leg, but still had the Brugge defence worried on numerous occasions. It was his run and clever pass that created the opening goal, which effectively ended the tie as a contest. (7/10)
Attack
Wayne Rooney: Answered his critics in the best way possible, netting a hat-trick. Has his teammates to thank for the build-up play on each occasion, but his finishing was not that of a man who had gone 10 games without a goal. Quite comfortably the man of the match. (9/10)
Substitutes
Bastian Schweinsteiger: Came off the bench at half time, allowing Herrera to move further forward. Those two linked up when Schweinsteiger provided the through-ball for United's fourth goal. (7/10)
Ashley Young: Provided one magnificent low ball across the six-yard box for Hernandez, who somehow put it over from close range. (6/10)
Javier Hernandez: Usually such a deadly finisher, but missed two glorious chances during a miserable cameo. The first came from the spot as he slipped when kicking the ball, putting it wide, but worse was to come as he skied the ball over from close range with the goal gaping. (4/10)
Barney Corkhill
