Manchester, March 13: Cristiano Ronaldo produced a hat-trick to lift Manchester United into fourth place in the Premier League on Saturday as Tottenham Hotspur were beaten in a 3-2 thriller at Old Trafford.
With the treble against Spurs, Ronaldo has lifted himself on top of FIFA's all-time scorers' list.
Ronaldo arrowed in a superb goal from distance to give the hosts a 12th-minute lead. Harry Kane's penalty drew Spurs level on 35 minutes after Alex Telles had handled Dejan Kulusevski's cross.
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick vs Spurs.
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Ronaldo restored Man Utd's lead three minutes later, slotting in Jadon Sancho's pass following a sweeping move.
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Spurs levelled for a second time on 72 minutes when Sergio Reguilon's cross was turned into his own net by Harry Maguire.
But with eight minutes remaining, Ronaldo headed in a Telles centre to surpass the all-time goals record with his 807th career strike for club and country.
A first win in three lifts Man Utd to fourth with 50 points. Spurs are five points back in seventh, having played two matches fewer.
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