Marc Skinner learns valuable lesson in rotation as Manchester United show WSL title calibre
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA second-half goal flurry for Manchester United against West Ham fired Marc Skinner's side to top of the Women’s Super League table as league leaders Chelsea lost to Manchester City over the weekend.
The spring slog has heated up a meaty title race in the WSL, and over the weekend it’s United who have emerged atop the pile heading into the last six league matches of the season courtesy of the victory on Saturday.
Despite what the scoreline suggests, this was no vintage United performance, and it was only through a second-half penalty by Katie Zelem that the deadlock was finally broken in United's favour.
Hayley Ladd and a brace from Lucia Garcia eventually saw off a solid but limited West Ham and sent the nearly 28,000 inside Old Trafford into respective fits of paroxysms at the victory. READ MORE: Usain Bolt stuns Manchester United Women squad with video message ahead of huge clash And while Skinner adamantly insisted he would not watch Chelsea’s clash with title-rivals Manchester City, the final score favoured United heavily as Filippa Angeldahl and Lauren Hemp put City ahead inside the first half-hour and the reigning league champions failed to mount a counter-offensive.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk