Ronaldo not needed as Man United shows promise in EPL win

By STEVE DOUGLAS
AP Sports Writer

Manchester United and Liverpool are starting to show promise after slow starts to the Premier League. United produced possibly its most complete performance under Erik ten Hag to sweep past Tottenham in a 2-0 win and move into fifth place. Liverpool completed a redemptive week by beating West Ham 1-0 at Anfield, where three days earlier Jurgen Klopp’s team had seen off Manchester City by the same score. Liverpool is in seventh place and three points behind United. Chelsea was held 0-0 at Brentford, Newcastle beat Everton 1-0 and Southampton won 1-0 at Bournemouth.