Manchester United 3-1 Bournemouth: Wayne Rooney nets landmark 100th league goal at Old Trafford before Marcus Rashford and Ashley Young strike to seal fifth spot
- Manchester United secured Europa League qualification with a 3-1 victory over Bournemouth
- The Premier League clash was rearranged after a bomb scare forced Sunday's fixture to be abandoned
- Wayne Rooney converted Anthony Martial's cross to score his 100th league goal at Old Trafford
- Marcus Rashford, playing his first game since getting England Euro 2016 call-up, swept home United's second
- Substitute Ashley Young came on to score from Rooney's lofted pass and sign off the season in style
- David de Gea was denied the Golden Glove award after Chris Smalling netted a last minute own goal
- Manager Louis van Gaal was jeered as he addresses supporters at the end of the game
No-one really wanted to be here on Tuesday night. Not at the start when Manchester United emerged to play a game that should have kicked off 53 hours earlier, and not at the end when Louis van Gaal and his players embarked on one of those awkward laps of appreciation around a half-empty stadium in the teeming rain.
The boos were audible when Van Gaal took the microphone to address those supporters who had stayed behind, although they quickly subsided as he began to speak and praised their 'unconditional support'.
It was understandable, however, given that his team had just earned the dubious honour of securing a place in next season's Europa League by finishing fifth behind Manchester City on goal difference. At least United no longer face the embarrassment of having to pre-qualify.
Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney celebrates after scoring the opener with his 100th Premier League goal at Old Trafford
The England international converted a superb cross by Anthony Martial to break the deadlock on 43 minutes
Marcus Rashford (centre), playing his first game since making England's preliminary Euro 2016 squad, celebrates scoring United's second
Substitute Ashley Young (centre) came on to score United's third goal from a beautifully lofted Rooney pass in the dying minutes
David de Gea was denied a share of the Golden Glove award after conceding a late Chris Smalling own goal
Under-fire manager Louis van Gaal was jeered as he addressed supporters after the game in a rallying call for the FA Cup final
Asked if he understood why some fans booed, he said: 'Of course, because the expectation is very high.
The fans are expecting a lot but I think these expectations are much too high. Maybe I need to bring over the message much clearer than I have done.
'We didn't reach our aim. We have to qualify for the Champions League. We have still the FA Cup final to go. Everyone has to make up his mind at how we have done this season at that time.
Several of Manchester United's mascots were daubed in blue paint as part of a deal to promote the upcoming X-Men film
Manchester United No 1 De Gea, who has again been linked with Real Madrid, collects his Player of the Year award ahead of the game
There were plenty of empty seats in the stands after the match was rearranged following a bomb scare at Old Trafford on Sunday
United's teenage revelation Rashford (left) showed why Roy Hodgson was right to put his faith in him
France forward Martial (right) posed the greatest threat for Manchester United during a typically lacklustre first half
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick stretches but misses his side's best opportunity during the opening exchanges
Louis van Gaal watches from the United dugout for what could yet be his final Premier League game for the club
Martial bursts into Bournemouth's penalty area before squaring for Rooney to finish for his landmark century
Manchester United talisman Rooney looks up to the stands after opening the scoring towards the end of the first half
Chris Smalling surges forward from defence as Manchester United go on the offensive after the interval
Bournemouth keeper Adam Federici pulls off one of several athletic saves in his bid to keep United at bay
United playmaker Juan Mata, who failed to make Spain's squad for Euro 2016, slides in for a challenge on Steve Cook (right)
'I can only say I have a contract of three years and I want to fulfil that. The transition period is not over yet. I am still the manager.'
So, long after Leicester's open-top bus had completed its route and the rest of the Premier League shut up shop for the summer, United crossed the finishing line with an ultimately convincing win over Bournemouth.
Only a third of the supporters evacuated from the ground at the weekend bothered to come back to see the game.
The slim hope of a Champions League had disappeared, unless United could conjure up a 19-0 win.
This amounted to a goal every four minutes or so. Given that this is now officially the lowest scoring United team in more than a quarter of a century, the odds on that were rather steep.
Very little happened in a turgid first half to suggest that United were even giving it a go until Wayne Rooney opened the scoring two minutes before half time.
Once again it was largely down to the work of Anthony Martial. The Frenchman's sudden injection of pace had Bournemouth in trouble and he played a quick one-two with Juan Mata before crossing low into the box.
Marcus Rashford — called into Roy Hodgson's England squad this week — had the presence of mind to step over the ball and let it run for Rooney to beat Adam Federici with a right-foot finish for his 100th Premier League goal at Old Trafford.
Michael Carrick hit the underside of the bar before Federici produced a fine save to deny Antonio Valencia before Rooney created the additional goals the domination deserved.
The England captain clipped a cross to the back post in the 74th minute and Valencia headed the ball down for Rashford to lash a shot into the far corner.
Rooney then chipped another well-weighted ball over the top of the Bournemouth defence for substitute Ashley Young to score, even though Federici almost kept it out.
There was still time for Bournemouth to pull one back when Chris Smalling scored an own-goal with the last kick of the game, turning Max Gradel's wayward shot past David de Gea and denying his furious goalkeeper a share of the Golden Glove award.
It was peculiar end to a peculiar occasion, but United are not done yet. Next stop Wembley.
Rashford proved his England credentials by lashing home to double Manchester United's lead in the second half
Substitute Young replaced Martial to net Manchester United's final goal in the 87th minute
The former England international winger is congratulated by team-mates after coming on to score United's third
Spain international De Gea was left dejected after conceding a late own goal to deny him a share of the Golden Glove award
Rooney, accompanied by his young son Kai and Manchester United team-mates, show their appreciation to the fans
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