Cristiano Ronaldo saved Manchester United with a stunning hat-trick against Norwich City, but even he might not be able to prevent them from being 'hammered' by arch-rivals Liverpool.
That's the verdict from Ian Wright after he watched Ronaldo drag United right back into the top-four mix. The 37-year-old opened the scoring inside seven minutes and made it 2-0 before rock-bottom Norwich staged an initial comeback at Old Trafford.
They equalised shortly after half-time through Teemu Pukki. Of course, that man Ronaldo went on to conjure up some trademark late heroics as he completed his hat-trick and sealed all three points with a swerving free-kick.
It took his tally to 15 in the Premier League this season. Next up for United is a daunting trip to Anfield to take on a Liverpool side who remain in the title race.
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