ELISABETH TERLAND’S hat-trick propelled Manchester United one step forward in their Champions League qualifying campaign with a dominant 4-0 victory over PSV Eindhoven today.

The Norway international scored in the seventh, 53rd and 63rd minute in Stockholm, where Celin Bizet-Donnum also added a first-half goal.

United, who finished third in last season’s Women’s Super League, entered the competition in this second qualifying round semi-final, and will now take on the winner of Hammarby v Metalist Kharkiv on Saturday.

The winners of that clash enter the league path of the third qualifying round, while the losers will drop into Uefa’s new Women’s Europa Cup.

United forced PSV into an early mistake from their high press, empowering Lisa Naalsund to tee up Terland for the opener.

Summer signing Julia Zigiotti Olme then clipped a post from Terland’s squared pass, and there were a pair of chances for Ella Toone before Norwegian striker had the ball in the back of the net again, but it did not count as a result of offside in the build-up.

It was not long before United scored for a second time, orchestrated by Bizet-Donnum, who won the ball back for Marc Skinner’s side before eventually working it to Toone via Anna Samberg’s cross.

The England midfielder’s initial shot was saved, but Bizet-Donnum was the fastest to react and lifted the ball just beyond goalkeeper Moon Biegel Esteves in the 32nd minute.

PSV started the second half strongly before Terland made it 3-0 after more loose defending from the Dutch outfit allowed Toone to intervene and slip a perfectly-weighted pass for the Norwegian striker to finish clinically.

Zigiotti Olme nearly added a fourth with a deflected effort just after the hour.

Terland grabbed her hat-trick and put the contest out of reach with an excellent finish after playing a one-two with Toone before slotting the ball past Biegel Esteves.

A diving save from United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce from Chimera Ripa’s effort late on to preserve their clean sheet.