Cristiano Ronaldo has insisted that Manchester United can beat anyone after a stellar display against Tottenham on Saturday.
The Portuguese superstar bagged his hat-trick - his first since returning to the Red Devils last summer - in an enthralling 3-2 win at Old Trafford.
It has pushed United back into the top four - though Arsenal are just two points behind with four games in hand.
But it has given Ralf Rangnick’s men immense confidence as they look to take the battle for fourth to the gritty end.
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However, they did not do it the easy way though this was a chance for Ronaldo to hit back at the critics after his goal drought.
And on Instagram, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner said: “Tremendously happy with my first hat-trick since I came back to Old Trafford!
“Nothing beats the feeling of being back on the pitch and help the team with goals and effort.
“We’ve proven once again that we can beat any team in any given day, as long as we work hard and stand together as one.
“There are no limits for Man. United! No matter what! Let’s go, Devils!”
And his performance drew worldwide acclaim with many other professional footballers in awe of the 37-year-old - who scored his 59th career hat-trick.
Among the replies was Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller, who said: “Big respect.”
Ronaldo’s jaw-dropping performance comes a week after he missed the Manchester derby and reports surfaced that he had flown back to Portugal.
But Rangnick disputes that claim and insisted that he was injured with a hip problem.
"We were just joking that maybe it makes sense to send him to Portugal for three days, then have him not train for two and then have him back, by the way he performed on a similar kind of level on Thursday in training," said Rangnick.
"I decided after that training session to play him today even though he has not trained for a week. Maybe we have to do that for the rest of the season."
United cannot rest, though, on this victory with a crucial clash against Atletico Madrid to come on Tuesday night.
After Anthony Elanga’s late goal at the Wanda Metropolitano gave the Red Devils an equaliser against their Spanish opponents, they must finish the job at Old Trafford.
