Soccer-Park Double Fires Man City To Derby Win Over United And Top Of WSL

MANCHESTER: A Jess Park brace helped Manchester City to a 3-1 house win over Manchester United within the Women’s Super League derby on Saturday, taking them provisionally three factors clear on the high of the desk.

The house facet’s bid to win their first league title since 2016 stayed effectively on target within the first WSL recreation on the Etihad Stadium since December 2022, as City racked up their eleventh straight win within the league in entrance of a 40,086 crowd.

City have 43 factors, three forward of Chelsea who’re at West Ham on Sunday, whereas United stay fourth on 28 factors, degree with Liverpool who play Everton on Sunday and 6 factors behind Arsenal who’re away to Aston Villa, additionally on Sunday.

City opened the scoring within the thirty seventh minute, when Leila Ouahabi’s cross from the left was met by Park’s first-time volley into the underside nook, her first league objective for the membership.

Eight minutes later and Park had her second. A brief-corner transfer discovered Yui Hasegawa who floated a cross into the world, Alanna Kennedy headed the ball on and Park was there once more to satisfy it first time and hearth house from shut vary.

United had probabilities within the opening half earlier than City broke the impasse, with Nikita Parris and Geyse forcing Khiara Keating into saves, however instantly after the break the house facet all however killed off any hopes of a comeback.

Park turned supplier and her by way of ball discovered Bunny Shaw who took the ball into the world, obtained the higher of Maya Le Tissier, earlier than hanging low into the far nook, making her City’s all-time main scorer with 68 objectives.

The depth went out of the sport however United managed to tug one again within the 74th minute when Hannah Blundell’s shot from out vast was deflected by City’s Kerstin Casparij previous Keating, however it was too little too late to spoil City’s day.

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