Former England captain Alan Shearer hailed Cristiano Ronaldo's performance in Manchester United's victory over Tottenham.
Ronaldo struck a hat-trick for the 3-2 win.
Shearer told BBC Sport: "There are some people who think Cristiano Ronaldo is a problem for Manchester United, but god knows where they would be without him.
"I said a few weeks ago that, if it wasn't for Ronaldo, United would be far worse off than they are - and Saturday's game against Tottenham summed up why in a nutshell.
"He was quite simply the only reason they beat Spurs. His hat-trick was phenomenal and his overall performance was so good, it was staggering.
"It was no surprise to me because he has been doing this for years and years now - he has 59 hat-tricks, which is just ridiculous - but this was some response to his critics and all three of his goals were special in their own way."
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