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Manchester United delivered a hammer blow to Antonio Conte and Tottenham on Saturday evening in the race for a Champions League place.

Such an important game for both sides in their quest to seal a spot in Europe's premier competition in 2022/23, it was Ralf Rangnick's men who came out on top courtesy of Cristiano Ronaldo's hat-trick.

Managing to peg the Red Devils back twice with Harry Kane and a Harry Maguire own goal cancelling out the Portuguese's strikes, the 37-year-old had the last laugh as he powerfully headed home a corner in the 81st minute to see United move into fourth.

The Lilywhites remain in seventh but are now five points behind United, although that deficit will increase to six points if Arsenal beat Leicester City on Sunday afternoon.

Certainly a huge setback for Conte and his team in the race for fourth, Spurs had plenty of chances throughout the course of the game and really should have left with points in the bag.

Maybe not creating as many openings in the second half compared to the opening 45 minutes, Tottenham did manage to grab a crucial equaliser on 72 minutes when Maguire turned the ball into his own net.

Looking like a decisive moment in the game and one that perhaps could have seen Spurs turn the match around and collect all three