Manchester United held to 2-2 draw by Manchester City in WSL derby

Manchester United scored two second-half goals but Manchester City, grabbed a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw in their Women's Super League derby clash on Saturday.

Published : Oct 09, 2021 20:52 IST

Manchester City's Ellen White shakes hands with Manchester United's Hannah Blundell after the match.
Manchester City's Ellen White shakes hands with Manchester United's Hannah Blundell after the match.
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Manchester City's Ellen White shakes hands with Manchester United's Hannah Blundell after the match.

Manchester United scored two second-half goals but Manchester City, who had 10 players for most of the match after Georgia Stanway was sent off, grabbed a point in a thrilling 2-2 draw in their Women's Super League derby clash on Saturday.

Visitors City saw Stanway dismissed in the 35th minute when she was given a straight red card for a dangerous studs-up challenge on Leah Galton, but they still managed to take the lead through Khadija Shaw three minutes later.

 

United struck back in the second half with quick-fire goals by Lucy Stanforth and Alex Russo in the 72nd and 75th minutes respectively, but Ellen White pulled the visitors level again four minutes later with an opportunistic finish.

The point lifts United to third spot in the table on 10 points after five games, while City is ninth on four points with the other 10 WSL teams set to play on Sunday.

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