Wayne Rooney became Manchester United's all-time leading scorer in Europe as Jose Mourinho's side defeated Feyenoord 4-0 to move to the brink of qualifying for the Europa League's last 32. Twelve years after starting his continental tally with a hat-trick on debut and five days after vowing he was "not finished yet" as an England international, Rooney moved beyond Ruud van Nistelrooy's haul of 38, and one behind Sir Bobby Charlton's all-time tally of 249, with a cool first-half dink. It was then Rooney's brilliant reverse pass that allowed Juan Mata to double the lead in the second half before an own goal from Brad Jones and a Jesse Lingard strike made it 4-0, ensuring United need just a point against Zorya Luhansk in two weeks to progress. There were other positives for Mourinho to take - not least Henrikh Mkhitaryan's impressive outing on his first start in two months - but this was a night that belonged to Rooney. Fenerbahce's victory over Zorya earlier had left Mourinho's side with a simple equation - lose and they were out or secure four points in the final two games and they would advance. Mkhitaryan's involvement, which had been promised by his boss, saw him largely...
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