Football: Manchester United 2 - 0 Leicester City

United remain in the hunt for their first WSL title

Manchester United earned a hard-fought seventh consecutive WSL win, with Leicester City beaten 2-0 at Leigh Sports Village

Author - Olivia T

Marc Skinner made three changes to the United line-up: Melvine Malard, Celin Bizet, and Aoife Mannion were included in the starting XI. Hinata Miyazawa was named on the bench, while Jayde Riviere and Elisabeth Terland missed out due to injuries. 

On the other hand, Leicester remained unchanged from the team that secured a victory against Aston Villa in their last match.

Malard grabbed her opportunity with both hands, at the heart of most of United's attacking play. She scored the opener before laying on the second before the break for Leah Galton.

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Leicester improved significantly in the second half, but United maintained solid defensive play, achieving a milestone 10th league clean sheet of the season.

Crucially, they have five more points than Manchester City, who are in fourth, as they remain in second and aim to qualify for the main stages of the Champions League for the first time in their history.

Chelsea were held 2-2 with Brighton and Hove Albion earlier in the day, giving them a further boost. Could they also win their first WSL title?

The Women will be in action again this Saturday afternoon when they face Sunderland in the quarter finals of the FA Cup. It's a very different story for the men that represent Manchester United.

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Ashleigh Bostock watched the match as a neutral, she said: "It was an enjoyable match, with United netting two well-taken goals and putting in solid performances across the pitch. Leicester, however, were outstanding in the second half but just couldn't convert their chances. That said, they still had some standout performances and they should have enough to avoid relegation."

Liam C added: "It was an ok performance. Not the best but they did enough to get the job done. They are a credit to the name of Manchester United and it would be fantastic if they could finish the season with another major trophy."