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Cristiano Ronaldo produced a hat-trick to lift Manchester United into fourth place and himself top of FIFA’s all-time scorers’ list as Tottenham Hotspur were beaten in a 3-2 thriller at Old Trafford.
Ronaldo arrowed in a stunning long-range shot 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.
Ronaldo restored Man Utd’s lead three minutes later, slotting in Jadon Sancho’s pass following a sweeping counter-attack.
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 superbly headed in a Telles centre to surpass the all-time goals record with his 807th career strike for club and country.
It was also his second Premier League hat-trick, more than 14 years after his first at home to Newcastle United in January 2008.
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.
See: Man Utd report | Spurs report
Next fixtures
Man Utd: 2 Apr v Leicester (H)
Spurs: 16 Mar v Brighton (A)
Match officials
Referee: Jonathan Moss. Assistants: Marc Perry, Timothy Wood. Fourth official: Craig Pawson. VAR: Andre Marriner. Assistant VAR: Nick Hopton.
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