‘Big moments from big player’ – Gary Neville blasts Man Utd despite win and says former club saved by Cristiano Ronaldo
GARY NEVILLE slammed Manchester United as simply 'not very good' despite their victory over Tottenham.
And the former right-back insisted the team were bailed out by Cristiano Ronaldo’s heroics.
Ronaldo, 37, scored an emphatic hat-trick at Old Trafford - and just his second ever for United - to secure a huge three points in the race for the top four.
Harry Kane and a Harry Maguire own goal had twice drawn Spurs level before the Portuguese superstar thundered home a header.
Neville, though, came away unimpressed once again by Ralf Rangnick’s side.
He told : “It was a strange game at times in the second half. But obviously, Cristiano Ronaldo was absolutely sensational.
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“What a response from last weekend's poor display but also the situation with him where it looked like he was left out injured.
“They were not very good, I have to say that. The moments in the game were magical and the fans are absolutely buzzing because they have seen Cristiano Ronaldo and they feel like they've seen something special.
“But in terms of performance, if it is Spurs scoring that late goal, United fans will be going home saying, ‘How bad were we today?'
“But big moments happen and the big player turned up and ultimately that is sending them home happy, but it wasn't a great performance.”
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The three points saw United leapfrog Arsenal into fourth - although the Gunners have four games in hand, starting this afternoon against Leicester.
Ronaldo opened the scoring with a stunning long-range drive which drew him level on Fifa’s world record of 805 professional goals.
His second rounded off a neat move involving Jadon Sancho.
His impressive header completed a first Red Devils treble since January 2008.
And he was congratulated afterwards by NFL legend Tom Brady who was in the stands.
