A penalty from Michael Carrick and a Wayne Rooney header after the break gave Man United a 2-0 win over Aberdeen.

A minute before half-time Rooney was felled by Dons keeper Jamie Langfield inside the box, allowing the former Tottenham midfielder to slot home his first spot-kick since the Champions League final penalty shoot-out win over Chelsea in Moscow.

Rooney headed home number two from Darren Fletcher's cross in the 69th minute before going off to a standing ovation minutes later.

A near sell-out of 20,500 turned up for the testimonial game in honour of the Aberdeen side that won the European Cup Winners' Cup 25 years ago in Gothenburg when United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was manager at Pittodrie.

A good percentage of the crowd appeared to be there to see United who fielded a strong side including Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Scotland international Fletcher.

Aberdeen had new signings Mark Kerr and Gary McDonald making their debuts in midfield.

Ferguson was given a rousing reception by the home fans as he made his way to the dugout before a typically tepid pre-season game.