Back in the big time! Rooney hits a hat-trick in Bruges to end 10-game drought and fire Manchester United into Champions League



IAN LADYMAN IN BRUGES: From a hibernation that has lasted longer than some people would like to admit, the real Manchester United has emerged blinking in to the night. Yes, this was a second leg of a qualifying tie all but put to bed at Old Trafford a week earlier and, yes, this was a game against the fifth best team in Belgium, a side playing without eight of its regular first team players.