At long last, a weakness has been spotted. Finally, the 100% winning start ends for Manchester City, much to the pleasure of Manchester United, who struck late through Elisabeth Terland to claim a point in a well-contested and at times breathless Manchester derby.
Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s second-half strike appeared to have settled the game and kept the defending champions top of the table, and it had looked likely to be the same old story. But Eva Olid’s ever-improving side fought back and were good value for the draw, which they eventually earned when Terland found the bottom corner after the ball fell to her in the penalty area. That late strike saw City drop to second in the table – behind Chelsea on goal difference – and breathed fresh life and intrigue into the title race.
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