Manchester United have ‘positive feelings’ on goals – Mourinho

(On Thursday) we were winning 1-0 and missing chances, and then we lost the ball in midfield and they got a direct free-kick, I thought it would be 1-1. “I think when you make history it’s always lovely, just attractive details in your career, and in this case for Wayne it’s fantastic”.

The Red Devils need now only a draw or win at Zorya Luhansk in the final Group A game on 8 December to take them into the last 32 of the competition. “It’s always hard [to win the Europa League], but let’s try and qualify”. “We know that the game is not over, but the reality is there is a distance”. “He has great ability, he turns so quick, he has a great pass and he can score goals”.

After scoring his 39th European goal in the 35th minute, Rooney also unselfishly set up Juan Mata in the 69th, leaving United on its way to an easy victory and in a good position to advance to the knockout rounds.

He is also now on 248 goals overall for the club, putting him just one their behind all-time record scorer Sir Bobby Charlton. At 1-0 you never know what can happen.

The goal eased the tension around Old Trafford and United started to play superbly, especially after the break when Henrikh Mkhitaryan came into his own on just his second start for the club. “I am pleased and there is plenty more to come”.

Jose Mourinho has insisted that Wayne Rooney has nothing left to prove at Manchester United following his superb performance against Feyenoord on Thursday night.

“It’s not the biggest competition obviously but it’s a competition United’s history doesn’t have, so let’s try to qualify”. Mkhitaryan will be hoping it is he who is one of those in the side, who were unstoppable after their second goal, who is kept in for Sunday.

The Armenian said: “It was a pleasure to play again and to start the game”.

“It was important for his confidence and he will try to keep adapting and trying to replicate this kind of quality performance in the Premier League which is a competition with different difficulties”.

“He needs a little bit more of that, but the quality, we know why we bought him”.

Mauro Icardi scored his sixth goal in as many games for Inter in the 13th and Marcelo Brozovic added to the lead in the 25th.

Energised by the goal, United began to turn it on the second half, with Mkhitaryan particularly prominent.

Referring to his alleged indiscretions while on England duty, the Swede said: “I think when you’re a person like that, when you’re famous like that, people are interested”.