The Cristiano Ronaldo header that gave him a hat-trick, his 807th career goal and claimed this pivotal game in the late-season shootout for Champions League qualification oozed quality and desire.
Eight minutes remained when the 37-year-old bulldozed Matt Doherty aside, eyes fixed only on Alex Telles’s corner from the right, and connected his forehead to the ball as he cartwheeled through the air before hitting the turf.
Written by Jamie Jackson at Old Trafford
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/mar/12/manchester-united-tottenham-premier-league-match-report under the title “Ronaldo hits hat-trick as Manchester United edge Tottenham in thriller”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
