Ranking Manchester United's 5 best players in 3-0 win against Tottenham | Premier League 2021-22

Manchester United needed a win to bounce back from their humiliating 5-0 loss to Liverpool, and they did so in stunning fashion. The Red Devils swept aside Tottenham on Saturday night with a dominating 3-0 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer tweaked his formation for the game, and it worked wonders. The Norwegian manager moved to a 3-5-2 with Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani leading the charge. Victor Lindelof, Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire sat back in defense to form a solid low block.

Ronaldo opened the scoring in the 39th minute and then set up Cavani for the second in the second half. Marcus Rashford came on and sealed the three points with a neat finish in the 86 minute. Ole was delighted with the performance and told the media after the game:

"The boys have been really good, they've worked really hard. It has to be banter in football, that's how it should be. Ever since Tuesday morning when we came in, we had a plan with the coaches. We sat down with the players, made sure that we're all buying into this plan. It's a little bit of a different approach when you're away from home, we've had a difficult week and they've stuck at it and worked really, really hard to get this result."

Here are Manchester United's top five players from the 3-0 win over Tottenham.

#5 Scott McTominay

Scott McTominay and Fred have been under immense pressure as the fans believe the midfield duo were not good enough. The Scotsman was repeatedly asked to step up his performance, and he did that tonight.

Starting in the pivot, McTominay made it difficult for Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oliver Skipp and Giovani Lo Celso to connect.

The midfielder was ready to intercept passes and latch on to loose balls today – giving the Tottenham players no chance to take time on the ball. He had a stunning 92% pass success rate, made three dribbles and four clean tackles to help Manchester United bounce back.

#4 Aaron Wan-Bissaka

Aaron Wan-Bissaka was also in the firing line this week after a terrible performance in the Liverpool defeat. The former Crystal Palace man was playing as a right wing-back today, and it seemed like he loved playing the new role.

AWB gave Heung-Min Son no freedom on the ball today and also pinged back Ben Davies whenever he tried to run up front.

#3 Bruno Fernandes

Bruno Fernandes was deployed in an attacking midfielder role with the freedom to stay up front and concentrate only on the attack. The Portuguese was brilliant from start to finish and showed signs of the player he was last season.

Bruno got the assist for the first goal, and the ball to Ronaldo was exquisite. The inch-perfect ball over the Tottenham defense gave them no chance to clear, and it fell perfectly for the new signing to volley into the far post.

#2 Edinson Cavani

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made the brave decision to start Edinson Cavani today after he claimed the Uruguayan trained the hardest he has ever seen at Manchester United. The former PSG striker did not disappoint as he linked up well with Ronaldo and Bruno.

He got his goal in the second half after Ronaldo played him through on goal. The Uruguayan was smart enough to chip the ball over a charging Hugo Lloris and slot home United's second of the night.

Overall, he has made a case for Ole to start with two up front in the upcoming games. Even if the manager is replaced, the incoming one will have to go in with Cavani leading the attack.

#1 Cristiano Ronaldo

Another big game, another big performance. After a frustrating outing against Liverpool last week, Cristiano Ronaldo needed to show the world that he was still on top of his game.

The Portuguese wanted to prove that signing him did not take Manchester United a step back. He took the game on like a final and left the Tottenham Hotspur stadium with a goal and an assist in the 3-0 win. Speaking to the media after the game, Ronaldo said:

"We knew before the game that we had a tough week [after] a result that we didn't expect. The team was a little bit under pressure, a little bit sad, but we knew that today we [could] give a good answer. We played good, we started the game very well. Of course my job is to help the team with my experience, my goals, my assists and I did that today and I feel so pleased with that. But in terms of the team, it was an unbelievable performance in my opinion."

If Ronaldo keeps playing like he did today, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might remain in charge for a long time to come.