Manchester City took another big step towards winning their first Women’s Super League title in a decade as two goals from Vivian Miedema and Kirsten Capari beat Manchester United 3-0 at Old Trafford.
Andree Jeglertz’s side will now need to take up to five points from their remaining three games to become champions for the first time since 2016 after a dominant performance against rivals who are officially out of the race.
2 headers from the Netherlands national team Miema The visitors were set on their way for the 17th and 19th minutes of the first half. Caspari A Lauren Hemp cross was tapped in at the back post shortly after the break (49) to put the result beyond doubt.
Kerstin Casparij scored Man City’s second shortly after the break.
The only teams currently capable of catching City are Arsenal and Chelsea, but the WSL leaders will be confident they can get the points they need from their remaining games against Brighton, Liverpool and West Ham, who make up four of the bottom five.
United looked lethargic throughout the game, and perhaps understandably so. The defeat took them to three goals at Old Trafford in a week following Wednesday’s 3-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the Champions League.
Marc Skinner’s team now faces the challenge of finishing in the top three. They are currently second but only three points above fourth-placed Arsenal, with the Gunners having a game in hand with Tottenham. sky sports on Saturday evening.
