Led by John Herdman, resurgent Toronto FC putting recent dismal past behind it

Toronto FC's bid under John Herdman to put its recent dismal past behind it took a step forward Saturday with a lopsided 5-1 win over CF Montreal. “I forgot about (last season), honestly,” Italian star Federico Bernardeschi, Saturday's hat-trick hero, said in English. Toronto went ahead in the sixth minute with a deft Lorenzo Insigne pass finding Tyrese Spicer behind the defence on the left flank.