Bruno Fernandes scored his second United penalty in a week after Simon Deli was sent off for an absurd handball to block Daniel James’ shot.
The Portuguese, who was at the center of everything, had a hand in the second as he lifted a pass over the top to Juan Mata, who squared for full debutant Ighalo to tap in from six yards.
And Scott McTominay, making his first start following an injury, side-footed in a third to wrap the tie-up before half-time.
Fred scored his first two goals of the season in the final 10 minutes as United got the big scoreline their performance deserved.
Club Bruges brought thousands of noisy fans to Old Trafford to help with a good atmosphere – but their players could not match their efforts and created nothing.
The draw for the last 16 takes place on Friday at 12:00 GMT – with United able to face any of the other teams left, including Wolves and Rangers.
United was excellent – although Bruges did not look as dangerous as they did in the 1-1 first-leg draw – with the Old Trafford faithful appreciating what they were watching.
Boyhood United fan Ighalo, a January loan signing from Shanghai Shenhua, made his first start because of an injury to Anthony Martial and took advantage by scoring into an empty net.
The biggest cheer of the night was probably for McTominay, who guided the ball home from 20 yards following Fred’s cutback. It was his first start after two months out with a knee injury.
The game seemed to be drifting to a close until Fred stepped up to score twice – first converting Jesse Lingard’s cross from close range and then scoring from the edge of the area from Tahith Chong’s pass.
The fans sang manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s name as United blew Bruges away.
The convincing victory will get supporters wondering whether they can win the trophy they lifted in 2017.
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