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"Exactly what we needed" is the message from Brazilian midfielder Fred after he played a crucial role in Manchester United's thrilling 3-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur.

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The 29-year-old was one of many Reds who used social media to celebrate the result, which holds great significance in the race to finish in the Premier League's top four.

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Jubilant celebrations greeted each of Cristiano Ronaldo's three goals, which not only downed Tottenham but made him FIFA's all-time leading goalscorer in competitive matches, with a quite ridiculous 807 goals to his name.

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Fred assisted the first part of Ronaldo's hat-trick, flicking the ball round a corner first-time and teeing up the Portuguese icon to thump a powerful drive past Hugo Lloris in the Spurs net.

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Cristiano Ronaldo scored a stunning hat-trick as Manchester United beat Tottenham 3-2 to give their Champions League hopes a major shot in the arm.

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Fred assisted the first part of Ronaldo's hat-trick, flicking the ball round a corner first-time and teeing up the Portuguese icon to thump a powerful drive past Hugo Lloris in the Spurs net.

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Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho and Diogo Dalot shared that sentiment, the latter describing the victory as "the best possible reaction" to last week's defeat in the Manchester derby.

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