Solskjaer is saved by Ron volley

deserved this result. They have been brilliant.

“The week has been difficult for all the players. They really stuck at it. Experience counts in situations like this.

“The Liverpool result is always going to be in the history books – one of the darkest days. But football becomes history so quickly.”

Ronaldo set the ball rolling with a brilliant fifth league goal this season on 39 minutes. And the United talisman set up Edinson Cavani (above) for the second after the break before sub Marcus Rashford completed the rout over sorry Spurs.

Solskjaer added: “Great goals, all of them. The first one is the major one. What a pass from Bruno Fernandes and that’s Cristiano at his best. What a goal.

“We’ve built this performance on hard work, discipline and keeping the ball away from our goal.

“Spaces will open up, especially if you get the first goal. The first goal always decides how the game goes.”

Rashford admitted the manager’s tactical switch to three at the back – helped by the return of the fit-again Rafael Varane – had worked a treat.

He said: “We all have to buy into what the manager tells us to do. Today that helped us come away with the points. It’s obviously been a difficult week. We’ve responded the only way we know how.”

This was the first time Spurs have failed to have a shot on target in a Premier League home game since December 2013 against Liverpool.

And it was no surprise that Nuno Espirito Santo’s men were booed off after another abject display.

Espirito Santo said: “We are not on the right track. The fans suffer when you’re not performing well and they have showed they’re not happy.”

Skipper Hugo Lloris said: “The fans expect more from us, but this is the time we must all stick together.”