Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick delivered Manchester United a key victory over Antonio Conte’s Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
At Old Trafford, the 37-year-old returned to form to score a hat-trick and overcome a resilient Tottenham side.
The Spurs will be regretting their inefficiency once again after missing out on a chance to take all three points.
Kane’s goal and an own goal by Maguire gave the North London side the tenacity and passion to battle back from two goals down, but they couldn’t do it at the end of 90 minutes.
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 12, 2022
Man United is now in fourth place in the Premier League, two points ahead of Arsenal, who still has four games to play.
They appear to be candidates to finish in the top four at the moment, and any team with Ronaldo up front has a chance.
Spurs have dropped to seventh place after missing a huge chance to pass United.
In the second half, they were thoroughly outmatched and failed to record a single shot on goal.
Then, ahead of United’s Champions League second leg against Atletico Madrid at Old Trafford, Ronaldo’s efforts has boosted United’s spirits.
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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) March 12, 2022
The the former Real Madrid attacker has now scored 806 goals in his career to become the leading all-time greatest scorer.