By Sulaimon Jamiu
On his return to the team after missing the much-anticipated Manchester derby, Cristiano Ronaldo gave United the lead on three separate occasions after scoring his first hat-trick since his historic homecoming to the club.
The talisman scored all the three goals for Manchester United as they secured a 3-2 win against Tottenham on Saturday.
Ronaldo, in his typical GOAT manner, also broke the FIFA record for the most goals in football history after taking his tally to 807 strikes.
The Portuguese opened the scoring with a bullet from 25 yards, sending his strike past Lloris and into the top corner.
Old Trafford was then silenced as Harry Kane dispatched his penalty, sending it low and hard past De Gea to level things up. Ronaldo was once again involved as Sancho crossed from left and the 37-year-old tucked it away from close range before the break.
Harry Maguire then gave Spurs a lifeline, putting the ball past De Gea and into his own net with just 20 minutes left on the clock.
Benzema and Lewandowski have scored hat-tricks this week and Ronaldo decided that he wanted one; Telles sent in a corner and up stepped Ronaldo to power home in the box.
United have Atlético Madrid coming to town in the Champions League on Tuesday. Spurs will look to get back to winning ways when they travel to take on Brighton on Wednesday.
