Manchester United got a much-needed victory against Tottenham after last weekend humiliation at home to Liverpool to lift the pressure on besieged manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning volley in the first half before Edinson Cavani and Marcus Rashford struck to seal all three points in north London.
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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who fielded a 3-5-2 formation which helped his team end a four-game winless streak needed Cristiano Ronaldo as inspiration behind an excellent United display.
Solskjaer switched to a back five at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and United made an assured start, restricting Spurs to half chances.
Ronaldo made life much more comfortable for his boss with a sublime far-post volley from Bruno Fernandes’ cross six minutes before the break followed by a slide-rule pass to set up Edinson Cavani for a second after 64 minutes.
Spurs were overwhelmingly mediocre with Harry Kane barely in the game and unrest among their fans, who turned on manager Nuno when he replaced Lucas Moura with Steven Bergwijn in the second half.
“It was a bad performance, simply that, we didn’t play well, Man Utd were stronger than us,” Nuno conceded.
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By contrast, the pressure on Solskjaer seemed to transfer to his counterpart Nuno Espirito Santo, who bore the wrath of the home supporters and was subjected to boos throughout as Spurs’ challenge barely got off the ground and then evaporated when substitute Rashford slotted a cool finish for the visitors four minutes from time as Spurs fans erupted in fury against Nuno and their chairman, with chants of “We Want Levy Out” echoing around the vast stadium.
Manchester United visit Atalanta next in the Champions League on Tuesday at 8 pm before hosting Manchester City on Saturday at 12.30 pm.
