Fernandes seals Manchester United win against Tottenham

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag refused to let Cristiano Ronaldo overshadow arguably his team's most complete performance under him in a 2-0 win against Tottenham on Wednesday.

Ronaldo headed to the changing room before the final whistle at Old Trafford after being left as an unused substitute.

“I don’t pay attention today,” Ten Hag said. “We deal with that tomorrow. I want to keep the focus on this team. It was a magnificent performance from all the 11 players.”

It was understandable that the Dutchman wanted to focus on on-field matters, rather than his veteran forward.

Second-half goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes saw his team move to within a point of the Premier League’s top four.

But for Hugo Lloris, who pulled off a string of fine saves, the margin of victory would have been more emphatic.

United now sits one point behind fourth-place Chelsea and four off Tottenham, who have played a game more.

Ten Hag is increasingly making his presence felt at Old Trafford, with standout wins against Liverpool and Premier League leader Arsenal already this season.

And Spurs became the latest big name to fall in front of United's home fans, who were repeatedly out of their seats in response to some of the slickest football they've seen from their team under the new Dutch manager.

“I think it was the best team performance so far this season, so you see today we are developing, you see the in the last weeks the way we want to play, we want to get better every time on the pitch,” said Ten Hag. “I said to the lads in the dressing room it was really enjoyable to watch them.”

If not for Lloris, United would have held a sizeable lead by halftime, with the goalkeeper coming up with a host of impressive