Man United's Cristiano Ronaldo lays claim to all-time goal-scoring record after hat trick over Tottenham

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo etched his name in the record books as professional football's all-time leading scorer with 807 goals after a brilliant hat trick in the 3-2 win over Tottenham on Saturday.

The all-time goal-scorer title in men's football is much contested and FIFA does not keep an official record, but the world governing body estimates that Austro-Czech Josef Bican netted 805 goals during a career that lasted from 1931 to 1955.

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Ronaldo's 12th-minute opener at Old Trafford was a superb strike from distance that helped him equal the record.

The Portugal international then went past Bican with a tap-in from Jadon Sancho's neat pass to put United 2-1 in front before powerfully heading home his third and the winner to spark wild celebrations in the stands.

It was the 59th hat trick of Ronaldo's career and his first for United since 2008 following his return.

«It was a beautiful game and a beautiful reaction from us,» United midfielder Paul Pogba told BBC Sport. «We hurt them at the right times and Ronaldo did what he does best.

Of course Cristiano Ronaldo broke the all time goalscoring record with a hat trick