Arsenal cruised to a comfortable 3-1 victory at the Emirates to reignite their title challenge in the Barclays WSL. A controlled performance in front of a record-breaking 60,160 crowd saw them put three first half goals past a disappointing Manchester United. An own goal from Geyse saw the hosts take an early lead before Cloe Lacasse and a Kim Little penalty sealed the points. Lucia Garcia scored a late consolation goal for the visitors.
With Manchester City’s narrow win over Chelsea the previous evening, the title race had been blown wide open when Gareth Taylor’s team had drawn level on points with the incumbent champions. It was a result that gave Arsenal an opportunity to haul themselves right back into the conversation which they grabbed with both hands on Saturday afternoon.
Continue reading…Arsenal cruised to a comfortable 3-1 victory at the Emirates to reignite their title challenge in the Barclays WSL. A controlled performance in front of a record-breaking 60,160 crowd saw them put three first half goals past a disappointing Manchester United. An own goal from Geyse saw the hosts take an early lead before Cloe Lacasse and a Kim Little penalty sealed the points. Lucia Garcia scored a late consolation goal for the visitors.With Manchester City’s narrow win over Chelsea the previous evening, the title race had been blown wide open when Gareth Taylor’s team had drawn level on points with the incumbent champions. It was a result that gave Arsenal an opportunity to haul themselves right back into the conversation which they grabbed with both hands on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading…
