Manchester United Women have beaten bottom of the league Bristol City 2-0 as they got back to winning ways in the league.

It was a fight for Bristol from the start as Leah Galton and Geyse ran rings round the Robins defence.

Aspin chopped down Galton in the second minute but came off worse in the challenge and United couldn’t capitalise on the free kick.

Five minutes later, Geyse wriggled free of her defender and cut it back to Parris whose strike was well saved by Clark in the Bristol goal.

Again United came, Galton and Turner both denied by the gloves of Clark as she saved her team from falling behind in the first half.

Aspin succumbed to the earlier knock she had picked up and had to be stretchered off in the 26th minute.

The stoppage disrupted United’s rhythm and for a short time Bristol saw more possession.

Just before half-time Bristol had their best chance of the game but Earps got down low to stop a header from sneaking into the bottom corner.

United made the breakthrough in the second half as 50 minutes in Hinata Miyazawa bagged her first goal for the club. Her deflected strike from outside of the area wrong footed the keeper to break the deadlock.

Five minutes later and United doubled their lead as Ella Toone delivered a beautiful cross which Parris rose to head past Clark.

Toone had two assists now but wanted a goal herself, she found the net in the 63rd minute but it was ruled out for offside despite it coming off a Bristol defender last.

Two minutes later and she squared a ball to the onrushing Parris who slid and tapped it home but momentum kept pulling her forward and she collided nastily with the goal post.

Again the linesman’s flag was up but it was a tight call, it would be Parris’ last involvement of the game as she went off to receive treatment.

It was a dominant display from United who probably could’ve boasted a bigger scoreline if not for Clark’s heroics between the sticks.

Team: Earps, Le Tissier, Turner, Blundell, Riviere, Zelem, Miyazawa (Ladd 67), Parris (Malard 67), Toone, Galton (Williams 77), Geyse (Garcia 78)

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Manchester United have got back to winning ways as they narrowly beat Liverpool 1-0 in the Conti Cup this evening.

An early chance for Nikita Parris was just wide of the post but showed United’s intent early on.

With 14 minutes gone, Toone dug out a shot but it was easily caught by the Liverpool keeper. United were knocking at the door.

Garcia controlled the ball well, chipping it over her marker but her shot was just a fraction wide of the top corner.

Just before half-time it was Parris who broke the deadlock with a lovely strike from the edge of the area after shaking off Missy Bo Kearns.

Liverpool were much improved in the second half, launching attack after attack and the game opened up.

Evans put in a good block before Tullis-Joyce got down well to prevent Lundgaard from getting an equaliser.

Moments later Tullis-Joyce made the decision to scoop the ball up in the area but spilled it, almost allowing Liverpool a way back in, but the United keeper recovered well.

The shot-stopper almost made the mistake United’s regular number one, Mary Earps made against City at the weekend as she attempted to clear the ball and hit it against an opposition player. But she was luckier than Earps and nothing came of it for the hosts.

Moments later Bo Kearns must have thought she’d scored, but Tullis-Joyce pulled off a magnificent save to deny her.

A truly remarkable save, @Phallon91 #MUWomen || #ContiCup pic.twitter.com/7mhrNnC4XR

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A chance for Malard came at the other end and got the away fans excited, but it was deflected out for a corner.

It was a narrow victory for United but it secured the points and cemented their good start to their Conti Cup campaign.

United XI: Tullis-Joyce, Ladd, Blundell, Evans, Le Tissier, Riviere, Toone (Naalsund 63), Miyazawa, Parris (Galton 63), Williams (Malard 63), Garcia

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Marc Skinner delivered a scathing assessment of his team’s performance after their 3-1 defeat at Old Trafford in the Manchester derby.

“We were second best in a large proportion of the game and that’s not like us,” he told club media in his post-match interview.

United took the lead through a Katie Zelem penalty before United had a second ruled out as the ball was judged to have gone out of play in the build up.

Two quick goals for City proved to be the undoing of United before the hosts made it three just after half-time through Bunny Shaw.

Skinner said that his team allowed the opposition to get into their heads in the historic game, which saw 43,000 people in attendance.

“We got what we deserved,” he said.

“We weren’t aggressive enough with the ball in terms of switching play quickly enough,” Skinner continued.

“We allowed their lock and their press to get into our heads and it stopped us playing how we want to play.”

However, he ended on a positive note saying, “The best thing about our group is as soon as we’ve seen it, we’ll recognise it and we’ll bounce back.”

Meanwhile, Katie Zelem reiterated that whether the team plays at Old Trafford or Leigh, they want to win every game, especially Manchester derbies and simply said, “We know we need to be better.”

The result leaves United fourth in the table, one point behind City but seven points adrift from league leaders Chelsea.

United travel to Liverpool midweek as they hope to bounce back to winning ways in the Conti Cup before facing Bristol away next Sunday.

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City were dominating possession in the opening five minutes, but Galton was coping well at left back.

United had a free kick in a dangerous area but although Zelem’s delivery was good, the resulting header was well wide.

At the other end Shaw found herself one on one with Earps but the United keeper stood strong and stuck a foot out to deny City the opening goal.

After United launched an attack, Greenwood was deemed to have handled the ball in the area. A penalty was awarded and Zelem stepped up to take the spot kick and scored it, putting the Reds ahead.

United thought they’d got a second through Geyse but it was ruled out by the referee as it looked to have gone out at the byline.

Moments later and City got one back, then another, United had fallen apart in less than a minute first through Roord, then through Hemp. Kelly celebrated, deliberately taunting the United fans.

The second half was much the same, United had their moments but it was City who capitalised through Bunny Shaw as Earps hesitated to meet a ball.

It wouldn’t be a derby if City didn’t have a player sent off and it was Aleixandri who saw a second yellow in the 72nd minute.

United were seeing much more of the ball but the decisions were not going in their favour.

It was a record attendance of over 43,000 for a women’s game at Old Trafford, most of whom left disappointed by a lacklustre performance by the home side.

United just didn’t seem to believe in themselves like this City team did and that was the difference.

Team: Earps, Blundell, Le Tissier, Toone, Mallard, Zelem, Galton, Naalsund, Turner, Parris, Geyse

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Manchester United Women have beaten West Ham 5-0 at home in the WSL.

Marc Skinner made just one change from the team that started against Brighton last week, bringing in Parris, who scored a hat-trick in the Cup in mid-week.

Rhianne Skinner made two changes to the West Ham side who lost 3-2 to Bristol last weekend.

United got stuck in straight away, Miyazawa’s third minute shot deflected off a West Ham defender and Brazilian striker Geyse ran forward to head it in after breaking free of her marker.

Moments later and Toone forced Arnold into a brilliant save to prevent her shot from the left sneaking into the top corner.

Galton thought she’d made it two for United but the offside flag was up.

West Ham were forced into two early changes as Hayashi picked up a knock and Asseyi suffered a nasty clash of heads with Katie Zelem that forced the West Ham player off before half-time.

Though United were dominant, West Ham had their chances, mainly through Ueki whose shot was blocked by Mary Earps when she stuck out her left leg to keep United’s slender lead.

An unlikely goalscorer doubled United’s lead in the 42nd minute as Turner overlapped with Galton and found herself in the box. She made space for herself and buried it in the top corner.

With 12 minutes added on in the first half, Parris made it three, slotting her shot past Arnold.

The visitors were much improved in the second half and they had more chances. A free kick in a dangerous area ping-ponged around the area but Earps managed to get down low and keep hold of Tysiak’s strike.

Earps parried another free kick away from goal as the visitors looked to get something out of this game.

A bad challenge by Cissoko on Toone went unpunished making the England international furious. She was lucky not to be booked for dissent as she mouthed off to the linesman and squared up to Cissoko mid-match.

Two late goals for united sealed victory. Lucia Garcia finished off a lovely team goal after making a good run down the left in the 88th minute and a minute later Melvin Malard slotted it past Arnold following a corner.

It was a result which took United back up to 2nd in the League.

Manchester United: (4-3-3) 27. Mary Earps, 4. Maya Le Tissier, 6. Hannah Blundell, 7. Ella Toone, 10. Katie Zelem (C), 11. Leah Galton (17. Lucia Garcia, 78’), 14. Jayde Riviere, 20 Hinata Miyazawa (16. Lisa Naalsund, 61’), 21. Millie Turner (15. Gemma Evans, 78’) 22. Nikita Parris (9. Melvine Malard, 61’), 23. Geyse Da Silva Ferreira (28. Rachel Williams, 62’)

Unused substitutes: 91. Phallon Tullis-Joyce, 39. Saf Middleton-Patel, 12. Hayley Ladd

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Miyazawa won the ball back early on after Rivière’s long ball was cut out by the Everton defence.

Less than five minutes in, Malard had a brilliant chance blocked by the head of Finnigan. Malard tried to attack the rebound but Brosnan claimed it, plucking it out of the sky.

Moments later Miyazawa had a chance but it landed on the roof of the net. The away side was growing in confidence.

Jayde Riviere had had a shaky start to her United career but she was the Reds’ brightest spark in the opening stages of this fixture, causing havoc down the right for the Everton defence.

She forced a corner for United and Zelem delivered, it was initially cleared but only as far as Le Tissier who headed it back in towards Malard who headed past Brosnan in the 14th minute.

Moments later and with United keeping the pressure on, Parris almost made it two but her header was just wide.

For all Rivière’s good work, it was almost undone as she was easily pushed off the ball and Wheeler got away from her. Her cross went past everyone and was whipped in again from the right but Galli headed wide.

The hosts were growing into this game and enjoying a good spell of possession themselves.

35 minutes in, there was a chance for Everton as Bennison forced Earps to palm her shot from range over the crossbar.

Three minutes later Sorensen had a chance as United gave the ball away in a dangerous area. Earps got down low to push it out for a corner.

Just before halftime, United tried to double their lead as Blundell and Parris combined well but Parris’ smart header was saved well by Brosnan.

United came out seeking to extend their lead and there was a chance. Malard was on the edge of the area. She was the first to the ball. She turned and took the shot but couldn’t get the power behind it and it was an easy catch for Brosnan.

Three minutes later, Ella Toone’s curling shot was just a little too high as she looked for the top corner.

United extended their lead in the 58th minute. Zelem delivered a lovely long ball into the six-yard box and Parris was there to head home. Brosnan got fingertips to it but not enough to keep it out.

Still United kept pushing but there were tired legs in the visiting team.

The addition of Rachel Williams brought a new spark to United and she got the Reds third just as Everton were trying to build something.

Parris was pressuring the Everton defence and won it back on the byline, passing it to Williams in the six-yard box. Brosnan looked to save initially but Williams made sure it went over the line as the Toffees keeper spilled.

Everton seemed to give up after that and Williams got her second in the 85th minute. It was another poachers goal which is what United had been lacking in the first few weeks of the season.

Miyazawa wanted to get on the scoresheet deep into injury time but Brosnan made a great save to deny the World Cup Golden Boot winner.

Less than a minute later though, Parris got her second of the match after a perfect pass from Guerrero allowed her to control it with her chest before chipping it over the keeper.

There was a late corner for Everton which would be the last action of the game. United dealt with it well to keep their first clean sheet of the season.

Team: Earps, Blundell (Evans 74), Turner, Le Tissier, Riviere, Zelem, Toone (Guerrero 83), Miyazawa, Garcia, Parris (Naalsund 93), Malard (Williams 73)

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It was the home side who launched the first attack, but Millie Turner was there to head a cross away from danger.

As United cleared their lines, they managed to counter well through Geyse. She had two defenders up with her who forced her wide and the attack fizzled out.

At the other end a mix up at the back brought Mary Earps out of her goal but she didn’t get out quick enough and Tabitha Chawinga managed to round her but luckily, Maya Le Tissier got back to clear the shot away.

The game was a lot more open than the first half was at Leigh Sports Village last week and United won a corner. Katie Zelem delivered it and Melvine Malard tried to get a shot in as she was falling but PSG cleared and managed to counter.

In the 17th minute though, the home side made the breakthrough. Earps made the save initially sticking out a leg but it fell kindly to Lieke Martens who had time to control the ball and slot it past the helpless Earps.

Leah Galton was making some good runs for United but nobody wanted to take a shot.

United won another corner and the delivery was good again from Zelem but somehow PSG managed to counter again.

United were wondering what they’d do without Millie Turner as she was a rock at the back, rising above everyone to head the danger away.

Though PSG had been disciplined, they gave the ball away to Geyse near the halfway line and she ran at them, before laying it off to Ella Toone out wide but her shot went just wide.

Not long after the restart, United managed to find a way back into the game through Lisa Naalsund who tapped in a cross from Geyse in the 47th minute.

The 150 away fans who had made the journey to Paris celebrated wildly but it was short-lived as two minutes later, PSG restored their lead through Martens again.

United were playing much better though and a chance fell to Hannah Blundell to level but was well saved by the PSG keeper.

Space opened up for Geyse next but her shot was tame and straight at the keeper.

Not long after and PSG further extended their lead through Sandy Baltimore. The angle looked too narrow but she somehow managed to lob Earps to further extend the hosts’ lead.

United had the ball in the back of the net again as Galton rose higher and headed it home but a PSG defender faked an injury and the referee ruled in favour of PSG. If VAR was there, the decision would certainly have been overturned.

Zelem found herself one on one with a PSG defender but she held up play and squared to Geyse instead of taking on the shot herself and she took too long, allowing the defenders to get back and make the block.

The referee was having a terrible game, getting in the way and making terrible decisions. She also seemed to have left her cards in the changing room!

A chance in the dying moments of injury time fell to Toone who rattled the woodwork.

Manchester United’s first outing in the Champions League ended at the first round but they showed that this is the level they should be competing at.

They had played some brilliant football across the two legs but they just got edged out partly by the superior PSG side and also by some questionable calls from the officials!

Team: Earps, Riviere (Williams 82), Turner, Le Tissier, Blundell, Zelem, Toone, Naalsund (Miyazawa 65), Geyse (Galton, Malard (Garcia 65)

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Skinner had made several changes to the lineup that started mid-week against PSG, including super sub, Melvine Malard getting her first start of the season.

The first chance fell to United as Nikita Parris played a perfectly weighted pass to Garcia who was through on goal but the keeper made herself big to deny the Spaniard an early opener.

Moments later though Leicester launched an attack and as Gabby George committed to a challenge, there were shouts of pain from the young defender as she went down clutching her knee.

A lengthy stoppage in play saw the stretcher brought on but luckily George got to her feet and limped off as the United faithful chanted her name.

United looked a bit shaken by the injury and Leicester grew in confidence. They won a corner as Riviere blocked a cross. The delivery was good but Earps was there to punch it away from danger.

Going forward, Miyazawa and Malard were linking up well. Unfortunately for the Reds, the Leicester keeper was having a good game, making a few good saves to deny the hosts.

Patient play from United led to Riviere playing a lovely long ball to unleash Garcia on the right. The ball eventually fell to Zelem on the edge of the area whose powerful strike looked to be heading for the top corner but again the Foxes keeper dived to her left, pushing it wide for a corner.

Leicester seemed to take a tactical injury break so the team could have discussions with their manager as one player got back to her feet, the keeper sat down and the physio jogged to the other end of the pitch. The Foxes stayed in a huddle as the medic left the pitch with United standing around waiting to restart.

As Leicester came forward down the right, Earps came out of her area to beat the Foxes striker to the ball and clear it for a throw-in.

The North stand erupted as Miyazawa’s strike hit the bottom of the crossbar and, to the supporters at the opposite end of the ground, looked to bounce in but it was no goal. The World Cup Golden Boot winner would have to wait a little bit longer to open her account.

United kept pushing but their keeper was there time and time again.

The score was all square at halftime. A big second half was needed from Skinner’s side.

A free kick for United was given as Parris was brought down. Le Tissier was over it and her delivery was good but Ladd could only head it back towards the penalty spot for it to be cleared by Leicester.

United got another shot as Parris was fouled again in that same spot. This time Zelem took it but there was too much on it and it went out for a goal kick.

Mary Earps was celebrating her 100th appearance for United and was looking to mark the occasion with her first clean sheet of the season. However, it wasn’t to be as Leicester opened the scoring in the 60th minute following a free kick.

United needed to regroup quickly.

Five minutes later the Reds responded through a corner. Zelem hadn’t had the best of days with her deliveries but this one was perfect and Le Tissier guided it into the far bottom corner with her head.

A series of corners for the Foxes threatened the United goal. Earps made a good save, tipping the ball over the bar for another corner.

With Williams on, United had some hope going forward and they began to push for a winner but as the ball came in and Parris attacked it, the keeper came to punch it away and collided with Parris and Leicester’s Green.

Time was running out for the Reds and this was a game they really needed to be winning.

With ten minutes added time, was there hope for United? No.

Williams who had provided United with so many injury-time goals in the past, attacked a Zelem cross but it went over the bar.

United fans were left feeling let down by a lacklustre performance that had lost them points in a league so often decided by fine margins.

Team: Earps, George (Riviere 9) (Evans 75), Le Tissier, Blundell, Malard (Toone 55), Zelem, Ladd (Williams 55), Garcia (Galton 55), Miyazawa, Turner, Parris

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United legend David de Gea was spotted in attendance for the historic tie and United were hopeful of starting off their campaign with a win.

The loyal United fans were in full voice trying to help their team over the line.

Meanwhile, PSG apparently brought no travelling fans but other reports on social media say some were removed.

United kicked off but PSG pounced as soon as they won possession with Tabitha Chawinga making a good run and cutting inside the box but Millie Turner blocked the cross.

The French side were physical and United looked nervous. A chance saw striker, Lieke Martens one on one with Mary Earps but the United shot-stopper made the save.

Ten minutes in and Earps was once again called into action, sticking a strong foot out to deny the visitors.

PSG were forced into an early change with Jean-Francois getting into a tangle with Lucía Garcia and requiring a stretcher.

Despite the stoppage in play, the visitors did not lose momentum and they came again, this time down the right but again, the Lionesses keeper was there with a superb save to push it away from danger.

With United seemingly seeing out this relentless first twenty, they had their first opportunity of the game as Garcia ran onto a short back pass but was clattered by the keeper in the penalty area but the referee waved away the Reds’ appeals.

Hannah Blundell had a hard task marking Chawinga who seemed to be stronger and faster than anyone else on the pitch.

Jayde Riviere was straying out of position and never quite looked sure where she was supposed to be but posed a threat on the odd occasion United managed to launch a counter-attack.

The game was becoming slightly more open towards the end of the first half, with Leah Galton, Garcia and Ella Toone working hard to make something happen but they were crowded out.

Riviere made way for Geyse at the start of the second half and made an immediate impact.

She had United’s first shot within two minutes of coming on but she couldn’t quite keep it down.

A lovely bit of link up play between Geyse and Galton almost paid off but the resulting shot was blocked.

At the other end, despite United’s positive start to the game, PSG broke the deadlock as Chawinga tucked it into the bottom corner.

The fans in the East stand thought they had equalised, Galton had made a brilliant run and squeezed through the PSG’s defence but somehow her shot was wide.

With the addition of Hinata Miyazawa and Melvine Malard, United looked a different team to what we’d seen in the first half.

A flurry of corners and United found their equaliser through Malard who bundled it over the line as PSG failed to clear their lines.

This was a game on a knife edge, you felt there were more goals to come and that it could go either way.

Another United corner delivered well by Zelem and Turner got a powerful head on it but it was well blocked, the follow up by Toone was just a little too high and wide.

Geyse was having a fantastic game, it was like her feet were magic. She always managed to control the ball, dance through defenders and it was breathtaking to watch.

With three minutes injury time to play, United got a free kick, the initial delivery was dealt well by PSG but Gabby George delivered a cross which Geyse headed just wide.

It ended all square at Leigh Sports Village, onto Paris for the second leg.

Team: Earps, George, Turner, Blundell, Le Tissier, Riviere (Geyse 45), Zelem, Naalsund (Miyazawa), Toone, Garcia (Malard), Galton

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An early corner for Arsenal was dealt with easily by United. At the other end, a mistake at the back allowed Garcia to pick up the ball and go on a run but her cross into Galton who was arriving in the middle was plucked out the air by the keeper.

14 minutes in and with Blundell out of position, the visitors took the lead through Stina Blackstenius.

United had been playing well up until that point but conceding seemed to shake them and Arsenal piled on the pressure.

Geyse had a few attempts going forward but she couldn’t quite keep them on target.

Hayley Ladd and Jen Beattie clashed and required treatment which gave Skinner chance to have a word with his side.

They must have headed his words because as the game restarted, assisted by Gabby George, Leah Galton got the Reds back on level terms.

The keeper, D’Angelo, came to clear George’s long ball and completely mistimed it, allowing Galton to get on the end of it and level things up.

Geyse and Garcia were linking up well towards the end of the first half but D’Angelo had recovered her confidence and came to collect.

In injury time in the first half, Alessia Russo saw her shot fly over the bar much to the delight of the home crowd who had booed her all game.

Millie Turner had plenty of work to do as she defended well, heading a Catley delivery away from danger before finding herself unmarked in the box at the other end and headed a Zelem corner goalwards but unfortunately it was just off target.

Geyse came out determined in the second half and a brilliant cross almost found Ladd but she couldn’t quite turn it past D’Angelo.

United were piling on the pressure in the second half but could they make it pay?

Russo wasn’t getting a pleasant reception on her return, her move to the Gunners is still raw for these Reds fans who feel betrayed by their star striker.

On the pitch it wasn’t any easier for the England international as she was wiped out by her former Captain Katie Zelem.

Despite the atmosphere, Russo had her chances but she was denied by Earps, first with her hands and secondly with her foot as she stopped her shot sneaking into the bottom corner.

Momentum throughout this game kept shifting like a pendulum. It was Arsenal’s turn as Russo grew into this game and it was time for United to make some tactical changes as Williams came on for Geyse.

As United made changes, bringing in Malard for her WSL debut, Russo looked to be getting closer to that goal she so desperately wanted as she rattled the woodwork.

But moments later and the two substitutes combined as Miyazawa played it to Malard who squeezed between two defenders who seemed to be waiting for D’Angelo to collect but the French international was faster and dinked it over the keeper.

The Gunners weren’t down and out yet though and Maanum thought she had drew things level as normal time came to a close but as the net rippled, the flag went up for offside.

But Lacasse who had come on for Maritz with a note in hand equalised for the Gunners deep into injury time.

Team: Earps, Blundell, Turner, Le Tissier, George, Zelem, Ladd, Toone (Miyazawa 76), Garcia (Malard 76), Galton, Geyse (Williams 72)

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