FULL-TIME: MAN UTD 3-0 FC COPENHAGEN

United are on the verge of their third straight Champions League victory which would virtually seal their passage to the knockout stages

Three minutes of time will be added to the second half

Christiansen denies Solskjaer with his legs after another wonderful flowing move from United orchestrated by the irrepressible Rooney

Rooney feeds Solskjaer as United look for a fourth but the Norwegian's return pass is cut out as the wait for a goal from United's stand-in skipper goes on

United are well worth this scoreline as at times tonight their attacking football has been absolutely scintillating

Smith's early cross takes a wicked deflection and the keeper has to be alert to palm it behind at the foot of the post

This match is all but over now as all Copenhagen's early effort has disappeared following that goalkeeping error

MAN UTD 3-0 FC COPENHAGEN: Richardson tries his luck from 30 yards and his low swerving shot is fumbled by the keeper on its way into the back of the net

Martin Bergvold comes on for Silberbauer in a final change by Copenhagen

Gravgaard catches Smith with a late tackle in the centre circle and the combative United striker hasn't missed an opportunity to bring some fire to the attack since his introduction

Scholes is replaced by Kieran Richardson for United

Smith misses an absolute sitter from seven yards as he swings at fresh air from a Solskjaer cross and the chance goes begging

Rooney steps up but strikes the set-piece off the wall for a corner - still the wait for a goal goes on!

Smith is bundled over on the edge of the box and United earn a free-kick in a dangerous position

Rooney is now inches away from meeting O'Shea's waist high cross with a brave diving header at the near post

Rooney is flagged offside from Solskjaer's pass but the United skipper won't give up in his quest for a goal tonight

Ronaldo shows he's not just a factor in the attacking half as he tracks back and flicks the ball off the toes of his man who was preparing to cross

Hutchinson tries to bend a shot from just inside the box beyond Van der Sar but the big keeper extends his frame and palms it behind

Vidic has to be alert to head clear a cross looking for Pimpong who had ghosted in unmarked

Smith has gone straight into the attack with Solskjaer playing down the right of midfield and Fletcher moving inside

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaces Saha while Alan Smith comes on for Carrick

Scholes goes down after latching on to a pin-point Carrick through ball but the referee waves away the penalty appeals - that looked a hard decision

Razak Pimpong and William Kvist replace Norregaard and Fredrik Berglund as Copenhagen make a double change

Fletcher twice mis-hits simple crosses from the right - he's not having the best of nights for United

Scholes picks out Fletcher with a raking cross-field pass as United start to spray the ball around with the confidence of a team two goals to the good

Oscar Wendt saves what looks a certain goal as he slides in to clear the ball away from the feet of the waiting Rooney on the edge of the six-yard box

Evra is the first name taken by the referee for a culmination of fouls

Atiba Hutchinson finds himself in space to the left of the box but lashes a shot well wide of the mark

MAN UTD 2-0 FC COPENHAGEN: Ronaldo delivers a teasing corner and it ricochets into the back of the net off the standing leg of O'Shea

United start the second half with a one-goal advantage

HALF-TIME: MAN UTD 1-0 FC COPENHAGEN

One minute of time will be added to the first period

Ronaldo cuts inside on to his right-foot and shoots from the edge of the penalty area but it's straight at the keeper

To Copenhagen's credit they are refusing to be daunted by falling behind and are still playing adventurous football

Scholes is then lucky to escape a caution for a late tackle in midfield on Hjalte Bo Norregaard

Christiansen tips Ronaldo's cross-goal header away with the tips of his fingers as United look for an immediate second

MAN UTD 1-0 FC COPENHAGEN: Scholes scores with a trademark shot from the edge of the box after Saha lays the ball off to the midfielder

Rooney and Fletcher get in each other's way in the box after Evra lofts the ball in resulting in the new United skipper having a few choice words with his team-mate

Christiansen makes a breathtaking double save as he repels a Carrick drive from the edge of the box then deflects the rebound from Scholes away from danger

Again Rooney looks for the run of Saha but the flag goes up for a very marginal offside

Christiansen just gets enough on the ball to prevent Saha squeezing it under his body after a superb break by Rooney played the French striker in one-on-one

Michael Gravgaard rises at the back post and heads a corner wide under pressure from Vidic

John O'Shea sends over an early cross but Rooney's shot at the near post is unwittingly blocked by his marker

This is a really good game now with both sides definitely regarding attack as the best form of defence

Van der Sar comes smartly off his line and hacks away with his feet as Allback gets in behind Nemanja Vidic and looks to latch on to the end of a good three-man move

Silberbauer is again given time and space and he tests Van der Sar with a rising drive - Copenhagen are giving as good as they are getting now

Marcus Allback turns on the edge of the box and tests Edwin Van der Sar with a superb quick shot which the keeper holds at full stretch

Saha bundles his way on to the ball in the box but clips a shot just wide of the far post under pressure from three defenders

Silberbauer picks up the ball in midfield and drives at goal before dispatching a 25-yard drive that is well wide

Michael Silberbauer gets the wrong side of Evra and crosses but there is nobody in the box for Copenhagen as they attack for the first time

Ronaldo and Rooney are both inches away from opening the scoring as the Portuguese winger tries to pick out the far corner with a cross-goal shot and Rooney can't quite reach it at full stretch

Ronaldo is picked out in space down the left but over-hits his cross as United continue to dominate

Scholes looks for a long pass aiming for the run of Saha as both he and Michael Carrick compare their respective skills in the middle of the pitch

Ronaldo is brought down again in a dangerous position as Copenhagen struggle to contain the flying winger

Rooney flicks the ball over the head of a defender with an audacious chip but lashes a volley well wide of the mark from 20 yards

Evra is brought down on the left edge of the box and the keeper has to punch clear the low free-kick from Ronaldo from an acute angle

United have started this match in a high-tempo fashion and the visitors are struggling to contain them

Ronaldo almost plays in Saha with a superb angled pass after riding a heavy tackle in the centre circle

Ronaldo tortures his marker down the flank and Patrice Evra loops over a cross which the keeper deals with well under pressure from Paul Scholes

Rooney plays in Louis Saha after just a matter of seconds but Jesper Christiansen gets down well to block the low shot

FC Copenhagen get the game underway

Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs have also been replaced after picking up injuries in the warm-up leaving Rooney to captain United for the first time

All eyes will be on Wayne Rooney who hasn’t scored in Europe for two years but showed signs of returning to form at the weekend

United welcome back Cristiano Ronaldo to the side that defeated Wigan on Saturday, but skipper Gary Neville isn’t deemed fit enough to return

Manchester United face FC Copenhagen at Old Trafford tonight in a Champions League Group F encounter