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United were always the dominant force in their Club World Cup Final with LDU Quito, even after Nemanja Vidic had been sent off.

And Rooney ensured the Red Devils got the reward they deserved when he curled home the winner 16 minutes from time after Cristiano Ronaldo had supplied the final pass.

It is the first time an English club have won the tournament in its expanded form and the second time United have been crowned best on the planet following their victory over Palmeiras in 1999.

Any doubt over the tactics Quito would use against the Champions League winners were dispelled inside the opening five minutes when Claudio Bieler waded into Ronaldo with a dangerous tackle that rightly brought a yellow card.

Quito's defence was by no means watertight but, not for the first time this season, United failed to make their superiority tell.

Rooney powered two thunderous efforts towards goal that Jose Cevallos managed to deal with, while Park Ji-sung drove an angled shot straight at Cevallos.

Three times Carlos Tevez found himself in sight of goal but on each occasion he was denied, Cevallos particularly impressive in pushing away a header the South American guided towards the corner from Ronaldo's cross.

Vidic was sent off four minutes after the restart. The flashpoint came as Vidic and Beiler wrestled on the floor. Suddenly Bieler was rolling around clutching his face and referee Ravshan Irmatov was brandishing a red card.

Even with 10 men, United kept pushing and 16 minutes from time duly received their reward. Michael Carrick supplied a superb pass for Ronaldo, who instead of going for goal himself, fed Rooney to his left and his shot was precise and out of the reach of Cevallos.