Wayne Rooney feels the Premier League title is Manchester United's to throw away after they came from two goals down to beat Tottenham.

United trailed at half-time but ran riot in the second half, scoring five goals in the space of 22 minutes courtesy of Rooney (two), Cristiano Ronaldo (two) and Dimitar Berbatov.

The win took them back to the top of the table after Liverpool had briefly gone top with a 3-1 win over Hull earlier today, and they have a three-point cushion and a game in hand over the Reds.

"We know we're in a great position," Rooney said. "We have to take advantage of that game in hand. We've got five games left and it's ours to throw away.

"It was very important to win today and stay top of the league by a margin. It gives us belief and confidence ahead of the midweek game.

"It was a brilliant comeback. The first half was too slow and we had to quicken up. We knew once we got that first goal we'd have a chance and in the end it was quite comfortable."