Manchester City Women 2-0 Chelsea Ladies: Women's Super League One - as it happened Read moreA convincing victory against the reigning champions gave Manchester City their first Women’s Super League title and with it a hint that they could go on to dominate the English game as Arsenal did in the first decade of the century. They went ahead fortuitously through the Chelsea captain Katie Chapman’s 35th‑minute own goal, and the lead was doubled by the striker Toni Duggan’s 50th‑minute penalty. But more goals could and should have followed as they eased to victory against what is currently the country’s second best team. We’ve progressed tremendously over these last three years and we’ve got to make sure now that we maintain it. Emma Hayes, the Chelsea manager, said: “Congratulations to Manchester City, they deserved to win the league.

Source: The Guardian September 25, 2016 15:11 UTC