Cristiano Ronaldo rode to the rescue of beleaguered Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Saturday as the visitors thumped toot...
Cristiano Ronaldo rode to the rescue of beleaguered Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Saturday as the visitors thumped toothless Tottenham 3-0 to restore pride after their humiliation by Liverpool.
United arrived in London smarting from their 5-0 home hammering by their fiercest rivals last week, which led to a storm of speculation over the future of the Norwegian boss.
But a sublime first-half strike by Ronaldo, a clever finish from Edinson Cavani and a late Marcus Rashford goal lifted the visitors to fifth in the table, just three points behind third-placed Manchester City.
A delighted Solskjaer praised his “brilliant” players and labelled Ronaldo “the best” but denied it meant they could now move on from the Liverpool game.
“That’s always going to be in the history books – one of the darkest days,” he told the BBC. “A dark spot on our CV. But football becomes history so quickly. The experience of Edinson Cavani and Cristiano is massive. We need it. We can’t hide. The week has been difficult for all the players. They really stuck at it. Experience counts in situations like this.”
But was a bleak result for Spurs boss Nuno Espirito Santo, who faced boos and chants of “You don’t know what you’re doing” as...
