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Manchester United surely couldn't sit back and give Spurs more of the ball at Old Trafford in front of a baying crowd after that derby defeat?

Yet that's exactly what the home side did in order to deny Antonio Conte's team the space they thrive in on the counter-attack.

United's plan ended up hinging on the quality of Cristiano Ronaldo, who simply loves scoring against Spurs and he duly added another three to his collection. The hat-trick made it 807 goals against all opponents in the 37-year-old's remarkable career.

Without Ronaldo, it's unlikely United would have taken the points against a Tottenham side that did play well for long spells but ultimately did not have enough of a clinical edge in front of goal despite putting the ball in it legitimately twice.

Conte would have expected United to try to dominate the match in front of an Old Trafford crowd that expected a response after their humiliation at the Etihad Stadium the previous weekend.

Yet Ralf Rangnick had no doubt seen what Spurs had done to other teams that tried to take the game to them, like City, Leeds and Everton.

Instead United played like an away team, countering as Spurs like to and gave Conte's men 57 per cent of the possession. Both teams had 10 shots on goal in the end but it was United who were more accurate, with six attempts on target compared to