Fifth avenue diamond performance
Manchester United make four changes to the side that drew with Cardiff at the weekend as Luis Nani,Ryan Giggs,Shinji Kagawa and Phil Jones all come into the starting line up.
Man Utd XI: De Gea, Smalling, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Giggs, Jones; Valencia, Kagawa, Nani, Rooney.
Bayer Leverkusen make just one change to the team that defeated Hertha Berlin on Saturday as Philipp Wollscheid is dropped for Emir Spahic.
Bayer Leverkusen XI: Leno; Spahic, Omer Toprak, Donati, Reinartz; Rolfes, Bender, Can; Castro, Son, Kiessling.
15 minutes into the match when Giggs had the ball just outside the box. The Welshman had spotted the run of Nani as he used a reserve pass to get the ball into Nani just inside the left hand side. The Portugese winger had taken his time and tried to curl the ball into the right hand corner but his shot had curled just over the goal.
6 minutes later as Kagawa had sprinted away with the ball just past the halfway line. The Japanese star had rolled a ball into Giggs with space as he had spotted the run of Wayne Rooney on the right hand side. United away fans echoing their voices around the ground as Rooney on the right had clipped a ball into the box were Kagawa had been sandwiched by two defenders. The ball had gone over all of them and to Antonio Valencia at the back post to finish into the net. United fans go crazy as Valencia celebrates his second goal against Leverkusen in the Champions League.
29 minutes into this match when Man United had won a free kick on the right hand side which Rooney would take. 3,000 United fans travelled and sung their hearts out as Rooney's cross had hit Smalling or Spahic and gone into the right hand side of the goal leaving goalkeeper Bernd Leno rooted to the spot as the travelling fans celebrate in fantastic style as United double their lead and Bayer Leverkusen look ever likely to add to their eight losses out of nine against English sides.
At Half time and we go into the break Manchester United two goals to the good as goals from Antonio Valencia and an own goal from Emir Spahic put United ahead.
Man United have been by far the stronger side and 100% deserve to be ahead Ryan Giggs has been the stat of the show just two days shy of his 40th birthday.
Bayer Leverkusen have only looked dangerous at some points and will need their fans to be behind them as they have not sung one song.
58 minutes had past as Spahic had tried a diagonal ball across in his own half. The ball had gone to Nani as he had played a one two with Rooney. Nani had space on the left hand side and had shot at goal but his shot had gone just wide of the right hand post.
2 minutes later when from a corner the ball had gone into the front post were Stefan Reinartz had been to header the ball against the post. That had been Bayer Leverkusen best chance of the game.
Half way through the second half when Man United had won a corner as the United fans had still been in full voice as Giggs from the right had crossed the ball into the box. Patrice Evra had got above the defender near the front post and ha flicked it onto striker Wayne Rooney. As the Englishman shot first time in the middle of the box as Leno saved and pushed the ball out to Johnny Evans with an open goal as he slotted home to put United three ahead. United fans cheer their third goal in tonight's match. That was Johnny Evans second ever Champions League goal.
15 minutes remaining when a mis placed pass had been given straight to Phil Jones as he had touched the ball into Kagawa. Danger had been felt as United fans continue to sing. The former Dortmund midfielder had chipped the ball into the free Wayne Rooney as Leno came rushing out. Rooney had looped a ball over Leno on the right hand side. Smalling had been there to side foot in an open goal and send the United fans home with a four goal lead at the moment. Smalling can defiantly claim this one as United look back to old ways
3 minutes left when the ball had found Giggs in the centre 30 yards from goal. No United had been leaving as Giggs lofted a ball over the Nani who was running on the left hand side. The Portuguese star had got a little touch on his chest to take it past Leno as it had bounced at a tight angle but that did not faze Nani as he chipped a ball into the right hand corner as the United fans celebrate a fifth and final goal.
At full time as Man United rock Germany with a crushing 5-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen.
Manchester United really turned on the style tonight Ryan Giggs was inspirational and Rooney got four assists out of the five goals.
Bayer Leverkusen surprised some tonight the team who sit second in the Bundesliga were very under par as United crushed them badly tonight.
Next up for Manchester United is Tottenham Hotspur at 12pm on Sunday.