Manchester United v Real Sociedad – in pictures

Look who's here! He just can't stay out of the limelight, can he? Photograph: Peter Powell/EPA

In only the second minute, Real Sociedad's Inigo Martinez scores ... albeit in the wrong net Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Rooney is congratulated by his team-mates as it was he who created the goal. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

Here's a look at how he did it: he twisted and turned the visiting defence on the fringe of the box before cracking the post with a shot. But how the defender hooked the rebound into his own net is anyone's guess - it would've been easier to clear it Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images

Shinji Kagawa challenges Real Sociedad's David Zurutuza as United flood their opponents' half and create plenty more chances Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Javier Hernandez leaves David Zurutuza for dead. The Mexican has had the ball in the back of the net with a close-range header, but was rightly ruled offside. Sociedad's best effort comes just before the interval when Antoine Griezmann rattles the bar with a free-kick Photograph: Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images

Patrice Evra goes in hard to stop Real Sociedad's Mikel Gonzalez forage forward as the the Spanish side push forward in search of the equaliser in the second half Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Either Carlos Martinez is a very relaxed customer, was messing around with superglue at half-time or is worried about giving away a penalty as Shinji Kagawa shoots Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Wayne Rooney fires a free-kick into the Real Sociedad wall. Despite hitting the woodwork a couple of times, the home side's shooting was quite wayward and they should be more than one goal to the good Photograph: Peter Powell/EPA

Mikel Gonzalez beats Javier Hernandez to the ball courtesy of a bit of high kicking Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images

He's not the only one at it, Inigo Martinez has to take evasive action to avoid Rooney's right boot Photograph: Peter Powell/EPA

The home side manage to repel what Sociedad throw at them in the second half and it's a nervy win for United, but a win's a win so it's no wonder David Moyes looks relieved as he applauds the Old Trafford faithful after the final whistle. Final score: Manchester United 1-0 Real Sociedad Photograph: Peter Powell/EPA