Cristiano Ronaldo is Manchester United’s sensation man. The commander led the red devils to victory, suffered, due to the context he had. 3 to 2 against Tottenham, with the stamp of the triplet bug. The Colombian Dávinson Sánchez was on the bench for the visit.
Manchester United found the way to the goal at the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo, who took a spectacular shot, from medium distance, to beat and leave Lloris without options, who barely flew to try to reach the ball, which was impossible.
The Portuguese looked combative and participative, to be the man of reference in attack, always responding and generating enough danger for Tottenham, who little by little began to take risks. In one of those escapades, the referee awarded a penalty, which Harry Kane took, to establish equality.
That joy was short-lived. A play by Sancho, who came in from the sideline, ended in a great assist for Cristiano Ronaldo, who put the second in the 37th minute, giving Old Trafford’s team peace of mind.
Tranquility reigned for much of the end of the first half and at the start of the complement. With the locals giving it paperwork and controlling Tottenham’s response. Everything got complicated in the 71st minute, Reguilon’s departure down the wing, he sent a ball to split, who came first, it was Maguire, who put it in his goal for the equalizer.
United went back on the attack, looking for the advantage that was necessary, there was no chance of losing the points. A corner kick, at minute 81, was taken advantage of by Cristiano Ronaldo. Alone, he came to head, to put the third of the night and take the ball.
With the victory, Manchester United was in fourth place, with 50 units.
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