Roy Keane simply couldn't help himself when he saw Maguire and Varane wearing gloves

Manchester United fans had a lot more to cheer about this weekend in the Premier League.

Having gradually digested their 4-1 drubbing in the Manchester derby just a week ago, the Old Trafford faithful geared themselves up for a clash with Tottenham Hotspur that proved to be pivotal in their season.

That’s because a stunning hat-trick from Cristiano Ronaldo saw the Red Devils secure a 3-2 win where anything less could have seen their hopes of Champions League qualification crash and burn.

Was it perfect? Absolutely not. Antonio Conte’s men were the better side for great swathes of the game, but United held their own nonetheless and that gave Ronaldo just enough to get his teeth stuck into.

A fierce long-range strike, poacher’s finish and emphatic header saw Ronaldo fire United into the lead not once, not twice, but three times despite Spurs’ best efforts to take something back from the north-west.

In fact, while the scoreline might suggest otherwise at first glance, United’s defence enjoyed one of their better games against top opposition this season with Tottenham’s goals ultimately coming from a penalty and own goal.

Harry Maguire will inevitably be mocked and teased for having scored said own goal, but it was by no means the club captain’s worst performance in what has been an undeniably tough season.

Plus, any mistakes that did creep into Maguire’s game were ultimately mitigated by the presence of Raphael Varane, who cut the figure of a cool, calm and quality operator across the 90 minutes.

However, despite all of the eventual positives, Roy Keane was clearly fearing for the worst when we saw United’s centre-back duo taking to the Old Trafford pitch wearing – drum roll, please – gloves before the game.

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