Manchester United defeated Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday evening, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a hat-trick for the first time since 2008.After last week's humbling loss to Manchester City, United fans had reason to rejoice when Cristiano Ronaldo returned to the team and scored a hat trick to lead United to their first victory since March.
United got off to a strong start, with Ralf Rangnick making four changes to the lineup that started against City last weekend. While Bruno Fernandes was out with Covid, Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford, Diego Dalot, and Nemanja Matic came on.
In the 10th minute, Ronaldo's shot was blocked by Eric Dier's arm, but United players' attempts to appeal the handball were ruled down by the VAR, and referee Jonathan Moss resumed the game.Two minutes later, Ronaldo scored a magnificent long-range goal off Fred's pass to put the hosts ahead.
In the 16th minute, Heung-Min Son's effort was stopped, and he was unable to produce an equalizer.
In the 18th minute, Son's through ball found Ben Davies in an offside position, thwarting another chance to restore parity.
After Jonathan Moss penalised United for a handball by Alex Telles in the 34th minute, Harry Kane equalized for Antonio Conte's side from the penalty spot.Ronaldo regained United's advantage with a tap-in from Jadon Sancho's assist four minutes after surrendering the equalizer."37+," according to Opta. After Teddy Sheringham (once) and Graham Alexander (once), Cristiano Ronaldo has become the third player aged 37 or older to score more than once in a Premier League game (twice). Restored.”
United led 2-1 at the end of the first half.The visitors started the second half with more zeal. In the 61st minute, Son's effort was deflected off the post.
After failing to take advantage of a clear chance from Sancho in the 68th minute, goalkeeper Lloris denied Ronaldo's attempt at a hat trick.
In the 72nd minute, Harry Maguire put a cross from Sergio Reguilon into his own net, allowing Tottenham to get back into the game.
In the 81st minute, however, Ronaldo proved his worth on the pitch by heading an Alex Telles corner into the Tottenham net.Cristiano Ronaldo (37 years and 35 days) has scored his 49th hat-trick for Real Madrid, making him the second-oldest player in Premier League history behind Teddy Sheringham in August 2003. (37y & 146d). Speechless.”
In other matches earlier in the day, Liverpool maintained their pressure on Manchester City with a 2-0 victory over Brighton. Luis Diaz scored Liverpool's second goal, while Mohamed Salah netted his 20th league goal from the penalty spot.
In a 2-0 win over relegation-threatened Burnley, Ivan Toney extended his excellent form by scoring twice.Toney scored his second goal from the penalty spot in the fourth minute of added time after heading in a fantastic Christian Eriksen cross in the 85th minute. With nine games remaining in the season, Brentford presently has 31 points, nine ahead of the relegation zone.
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