Cristiano Ronaldo stole the show in another dramatic weekend of Premier League action.
The Portuguese superstar netted a stunning hat-trick to silence his critics and create football history as Manchester United clinched a crucial 3-2 triumph over Tottenham in the weekend's stand-out fixture.
The 37-year-old's heroics came hours after Liverpool beat Brighton to pile the pressure on Manchester City ahead of their visit to Selhurst Park to take on Crystal Palace on Monday night.
Elsewhere Brentford and Leeds left it late to snatch vital wins over Burnley and Norwich respectively, while Watford also claimed three invaluable points after Southampton shot themselves in the foot.
Everton now find themselves perilously positioned above the Premier League's relegation zone following a home loss to Wolves and there were emotional scenes in West Ham 's win over Aston Villa.
Amid a cloud of uncertainty off the pitch, Chelsea left it late to controversially overcome a defiant Newcastle on it, while Arsenal rounded off the weekend's action with a win as Leicester paid the penalty.
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Ronaldo the record-breaker
Manchester United 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Where else to start than with the greatest showman himself, Cristiano Ronaldo?
The Portuguese icon struck an astonishing hat-trick - the 59th of his remarkable career - to keep United's faint top-four hopes alive and create football history.
Ronaldo's treble saw him reach a total of 807 career goals to surpass Czech legend Josef Bican and become the game's all-time record goalscorer.
United were twice pegged back by Tottenham at Old Trafford before their iconic No.7 silenced his doubters with his finest display since making his sensational Red Devils return last summer.
Romero left red-faced
Manchester United 3-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Maguire has come under heavy fire in recent weeks but there was little he could do about his Old Trafford own goal on Saturday.
United's captain deflected Sergio Reguilon's cross into his own net as Spurs drew level for a second time, before Cristian Romero's unsporting celebrations saw him scream in Maguire's face.
The Red Devils had the last laugh however, as Ronaldo evaded the Argentine defender before thumping home a header winner.
Salah scare as Liverpool pile pressure on City
Brighton and Hove Albion 0-2 Liverpool
Liverpool's trip to the south coast to take on an out-of-form Brighton proved to be far more straight-forward as they cruised to a comfortable 2-0 win.
The Seagulls caused an almighty upset at Anfield earlier in the season, coming back from two goals down to claim a point, but that never looked like happening on Saturday.
Luis Diaz opened the scoring at the AMEX, bravely glancing in a header, before Mohamed Salah smashed in a second-half spot-kick to seal a Liverpool win and once again cut City's lead atop the Premier League standings to a mere three points.
The Egyptian came off with a knock moments later though, leaving Jurgen Klopp to sweat over the extent of the injury.
The Bees are buzzing
Brentford 2-0 Burnley
Saturday's Premier League schedule only featured three matches and the other saw Brentford beat Burnley in a pivotal battle towards the bottom end of the table.
Ivan Toney followed up his hat-trick against Norwich last weekend with a double against the Clarets, nodding home a sublime Christian Eriksen cross, before coolly converting yet another spot-kick.
A second win on the spin has seen Thomas Frank's side move eight points clear of the relegation zone and take a significant step closer to ensuring their Premier League safety, while the result was another big blow to Burnley's own survival hopes.
Chelsea's lucky escape
Chelsea 1-0 Newcastle United
Kai Havertz controversially grabbed a divine last-minute winner as a lacklustre Chelsea left it late to see off a dogged Newcastle.
The German was lucky to escape with a yellow card after catching Magpies' defender Dan Burn with a reckless elbow in the first half.
He then came back to haunt Eddie Howe's revitalised side, collecting Jorginho's floated ball over the top before duly guiding it past Martin Dubravka as Chelsea ended a chaotic week with a controversial win.
The Blues can count themselves lucky.
Leeds' late heroics
Leeds United 2-1 Norwich
Leeds looked to have been punished for their failure to convert a number of huge chances against Norwich at Elland Road as the Canaries grabbed a 91st-minute equaliser.
Rodrigo had earlier opened the scoring for Jesse Marsch's men, but the Whites looked to have paid the price for their inability to kill the game off when Kenny McLean slid home a late leveller.
There was yet more drama to come however, as Joe Gelhardt tapped in a 95th-minute winner after linking up with Raphinha to end Leeds' run of six straight Premier League defeats and edge them away from the drop zone.
Yarmolenko's tears for Ukraine
West Ham 2-1 Aston Villa
The emotion was all too much for West Ham's Andriy Yarmolenko as the Ukrainian paid tribute to his war-torn homeland after making a goalscoring return.
The winger, who has scarcely trained amid the agony of seeing his country invaded by Russia, controlled Said Benrahma's cross with his right before swiftly firing home with the outside of his left.
Yarmolenko fell to his knees in a flood of tears in the aftermath as he was mobbed by his team-mates in highly moving scenes at West Ham's London Stadium.
Pablo Fornals ensured the Hammers claimed all three points in a 2-1 win as Jacob Ramsey hit a late Villa consolation, but the afternoon belonged to Yarmolenko and the people of Ukraine.
Everton edging closer to drop zone
Everton 0-1 Wolves
Frank Lampard's initial optimism following a debut Premier League win with Everton has swiftly evaporated as the Toffees find themselves in real danger of relegation.
The Merseysiders suffered another damaging blow on Sunday, with a 1-0 home defeat to Wolves meaning goal difference is the only reason they aren't occupying a spot in the Premier League's bottom three.
Everton face a daunting run of fixtures on paper and the prospect of a first relegation from England's top-flight since 1951 is becoming an increasingly likely possibility.
Saints gift Watford vital win
Southampton 1-2 Watford
Watford were gifted a Premier League lifeline at St Mary's on Sunday afternoon as Southampton staggeringly shot themselves in the foot.
Some kamikaze defending from the Saints, which needs to be seen to be believed, saw Cucho Hernandez pounce on a comedy of errors to score the first of two well-taken strikes.
Mohamed Elyounoussi grabbed the consolation for the home side, but it wasn't enough as Roy Hodgson's Hornets claimed only their second win in 18 matches to provide a glimmer of hope.
Lacazette lifts Gunners as Leicester pay the penalty
Arsenal 2-0 Leicester City
Alexandre Lacazette's future may still remain unresolved but there can be no questioning his application to Arsenal's cause.
The Gunners' striker grabbed the goal his recent performances have deserved, emphatically dispatching a penalty to add to Thomas Partey's earlier effort and clinch a 2-0 win over Leicester.
Kasper Schmeichel was adamant the French forward should have seen his spot-kick retaken after a pause in his run up, but his frustrations should have been aimed at Foxes defender Caglar Soyuncu, who paid the penalty for his desperate handball.
