‘Experience came through’

Man United boss Solskjaer hails veterans Ronaldo, Cavani after duo score to help Red Devils record an emphatic 3-0 win over Tottenham; salutes their work rate as second to none

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said the experience of Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani was key to Manchester United’s 3-0 win at Tottenham on Saturday as they bounced back from a humiliating 5-0 thrashing by Liverpool six days ago.  After a week of intense speculation over his future, Solskjaer got all his major calls right as Ronaldo and Cavani, at a combined age of 70, both scored after being paired up front together for the first time.

‘Boys were brilliant’

A switch to a back three, aided by the return of Raphael Varane from injury, also helped Solskjaer’s men register just a second clean sheet in 22 games. “We’ve built this performance on hard work, discipline and keeping the ball away from our goal,” said Solskjaer. “We worked on this week. The boys were brilliant, they took it on board.” The signings of Ronaldo, Varane and Jadon Sancho were expected to turn United into title challengers this season. Instead, they are eight points adrift of EPL leaders Chelsea after 10 games. 

Man Utd boss Solskjaer

Super goal

The impact of Ronaldo’s arrival on the balance of the team has been questioned. But there is little doubting his finishing as he volleyed in his seventh goal in 11 games to settle United’s nerves. Ronaldo then turned provider for Cavani to double United’s lead. “The experience came through,” said Solskjaer. “I’ve been here three years and Tuesday’s training performance by Edinson Cavani was the best training performance anyone has put in here. They played well together, they have loads of respect for each other. We have loads of talented players but they have to learn from those two. The work rate they put in, the quality they put in is second to none.”

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