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Aston Villa v Manchester City: Women’s Super League season opener – live!

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1.51pm BST

City have some work to after losing to Chelsea in the Community Shield, a defeat that could have been far worse had Sam Kerr taken her shooting boots to Wembley.

Gareth Taylor had this to say to the club’s website.

It’s another good game. We’re really looking forward to it. We’ve got plenty of things to work on (after last weekend’s defeat to Chelsea) but we have to dust ourselves off and go again. We’ll remain level, we’ll keep working day in day out and continue looking forward to our objectives this season.

Playing City in the first game of the season will be a tough challenge but I think we’re ready for that. We want that kind of challenge now and that competition. In this league, every week you have to be at that level now, you have to compete against that level, I think it’s great for us to get up there as quickly as possible. And give our best and see what we can get out of this game.

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1.38pm BST

And this from Chelsea’s Guro Reiten.

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Continue reading…WSL updates from the 2.30pm BST kick-off at VillaFive of the best: Women’s Super League summer signingsAny thoughts? You can mail John or tweet @johnbrewin_ 1.51pm BSTCity have some work to after losing to Chelsea in the Community Shield, a defeat that could have been far worse had Sam Kerr taken her shooting boots to Wembley. Gareth Taylor had this to say to the club’s website.It’s another good game. We’re really looking forward to it. We’ve got plenty of things to work on (after last weekend’s defeat to Chelsea) but we have to dust ourselves off and go again. We’ll remain level, we’ll keep working day in day out and continue looking forward to our objectives this season.Playing City in the first game of the season will be a tough challenge but I think we’re ready for that. We want that kind of challenge now and that competition. In this league, every week you have to be at that level now, you have to compete against that level, I think it’s great for us to get up there as quickly as possible. And give our best and see what we can get out of this game. Related: Bright’s dazzling strike helps Chelsea to Women’s Community Shield triumph 1.38pm BSTAnd this from Chelsea’s Guro Reiten. Related: The Women’s Super League has become the best in the world | Guro Reiten Continue reading…