Manchester United thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 to book a slot in the knockout stages in the Champions League campaign on Tuesday.
Although Wayne Rooney has not scored in Group A action at the BayArena , sensational striker England has played a big role .
Rooney became a key figure who helped United earn a four-goal first , thus presenting the worst defeat in Leverkusen at home in European competition .
United displaying the most convincing action under David Moyes era by recording the largest network in Europe thanks to goals Antonio Valencia , Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling , Nani and an own goal Emir Spahic .
" This is probably our best performance of the season. For us , to come to away games and earned five goals is something very special .
" Performances like this is what I 'd expect, there are signs that we are on the rise , but there are signs that we miss a lot of opportunities , " said Moyes .
United will complete the action group against Shakhtar Donetsk as the leader of Group A after collecting 11 points , while Shakthar in second, three points behind after a 4-0 win over Real Sociedad .
Also qualified for the last 16 of the best teams are Real Madrid and Paris St . Germain , while Bayern Munich , Manchester City , Chelsea , Atletico Madrid and Barcelona have already confirmed the earlier slot .
Juventus , Benfica and Shakhtar are also now an opportunity to join the elite club by the last action on 10 and 11 December.
Meanwhile, Real advancing to the knockout stages after beating Galatasaray 4-1 in Group B action at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium .
However, the nine-time champion had to play with ten players after defender Sergio Ramos was sent off .
"I think we played very well in the second half , although we lack a player.
" We played with great courage , personality and overall very satisfactory.
"Playing with ten players is not easy but all our players worked very well, " said Real coach Carlo Ancelotti.
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