Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer escaped sack once again and the fans' revolt against him subsided after a convincing victory over Tottenham on Saturday, responding impressively to those who expected his days at Old Trafford to be numbered.

Last week's humiliating 5-0 home defeat to Liverpool led to a hysterical reaction from fans and the media alike, but the Norwegian coach kept a low profile after his side's 3-0 thrashing of Tottenham Hotspur six days later.

Changes in the United squad

Solskjaer's plans were called into question in the wake of the Liverpool shock, but some tweaks to the squad for the match - which was played in north London - including the inclusion of Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, paid off.

After receiving 9 goals in the last two league matches, the inclusion of Raphael Varane in a three-way defense - along with Victor Lindelof and captain Harry Maguire - gave more solidity to Solskjaer's team.

And it was possible to seek an excuse for the Norwegian coach if he chose to gloat after the victory of his team, which led him to fifth place, only 3 points behind defending champion Manchester City.

Instead, Solskjaer highly praised his players.

"Of course when you get off the field with a 3-0 win and a clean sheet, it's fun," he said. "David de Gea shouldn't have saved any of the balls."

"In football, sometimes it's in our favour, sometimes against us. We trained for that last week. The players were great."

"Rafael Varane is a great player. He reads the game well, is fast and has a lot of experience. Getting him back was great," Solskjaer added.

Some even questioned Ronaldo's eligibility for a place in the starting line-up, but the Portuguese striker scored a great goal and made the second for Cavani.

"I've spent 3 years here as a coach, and the performance that Edinson Cavani gave in training last Tuesday is the best performance anyone has ever done in a training session here," the Norwegian coach said.

"The older players led the team from the front, they play well together, they have a lot of respect for each other. The work rate and quality they provide are second to none."

But such is life in the most important position at Old Trafford that Solskjaer knows that a bad away result against Atalanta this week in the Champions League will put him in the dock again, especially since the Italian side are not like their English counterpart, Tottenham.

And he knows that it takes more than a win over miserable Tottenham to erase the taste of Liverpool's defeat.

"Of course not," Solskjaer said. "This result will always be in the history books, it was one of the darkest days. A dark spot in our resume. But football is quickly becoming history."