This Saturday morning, the women’s Manchester City won the derby local against Manchester United3-1, at the Etihad Stadium, and opened a three-point lead at the top of the WSL, the English women’s football league. With the goal scored in the first minute of the second half, Khadija Shaw became the greatest scorer in the club’s history.
The 27-year-old center forward scored her 68th goal wearing the blue shirt. The Jamaican arrived at the club in July 2021, coming from Bordeaux, France.
With this goal, Shaw surpassed the mark of Georgia Stanway, who scored 67 goals between 2015 and 2022, before moving to the Bayern Munchen. In the general artillery list, between men and women, Shaw is in 18th position. She is ahead of blue club legends such as Gundogan and Bernardo Silva.
This Saturday’s match was attended by more than 40 thousand people at the Etihad Stadium, including the coach of english team, Sarina Wiegman. This was Manchester City’s 11th consecutive victory in the WSL, winning all six duels against teams from the Big Six: Manchester United (twice), Tottenham (twice), Chelsea It is Liverpool.
Manchester City is taking great strides towards winning its second WSL title, the first since 2016. With five rounds to go, it finds itself with three points more than Chelsea, the current and biggest champion of the league, who will still play in this round. If they win, they will take the lead due to goal difference.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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