US EditionHemp heroics help City crush United in Manchester derby
- On Saturday, Manchester City Women beat Manchester United Women 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium, securing three points and derby bragging rights in the Women's Super League.
- City began the match by starting aggressively, creating early chances and gaining an edge from fresher legs as United faced midweek Champions League exertions, leaving Marc Skinner's side less sharp.
- Rebecca Knaak opened the scoring from a corner knock-back, Khadija Shaw prodded in Kerstin Casparij's cross past Safia Middleton-Patel two minutes before half-time, and Lauren Hemp sealed the 3-0 win with a long-range strike on the stroke of half-time.
- The victory moves Manchester City Women four points clear atop the Women's Super League and dented Manchester United Women's momentum after their midweek Paris St Germain win.
- United offered more after the break but could not find a way back into the game, while a late head clash between Jade Rose and Simi Awujo raised fitness questions ahead of upcoming fixtures.
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Soccer-Man City beat Man United to go four points clear in WSL
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) -Manchester City made the most of a late first-half collapse by Manchester United to score twice just before the break as they secured a 3-0 derby win on Saturday that put them four points clear of second-placed Chelsea in the Women's Super League. Read full story
Man City Women 3-0 Man United Women: Match report - Man United News And Transfer News
Manchester United Women fell to a crushing defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad. First half After the high of the thrilling win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday, United struggled to get into gear in this contest. City almost opened the scoring in the 4th minute when Vivianne Miedema smashed an effort off of the post. Just a minute later, Anna Sandberg made a terrific block to stop Yui Hasegawa at the back post as …
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