Louis van Gaal is delighted to have guided Manchester United back into the Champions League.

Following a year's hiatus, United will once again be rubbing shoulders with the best teams around Europe this season.

Van Gaal said: "I'm very happy because what you said it was our aim last year, participation in the Champions League and we did it.

"It is the highest podium that you can show yourself or your team on. It is fantastic to be a participant. It was a very good game so I'm very pleased. We have always believed. I don't think that it shall change. Now we need more victories like this. For the fourth time a clean sheet and we created a lot of chances.

"Bruges must come and were very open for us so it was relatively easy but you have to do it, it's not as easy as everybody thinks but I was happy."