Marc Skinner and his Manchester United side have been praised by title-rivals Chelsea boss Emma Hayes for their steely resistance in pushing the WSL race to the season’s final day, dubbing Skinner’s squad “far and away one of the best teams in the league this year”.
Lucia Garcia’s dramatic injury-time winner over Manchester City on the penultimate day of the season denied the reigning champions early celebrations with the WSL title race forced into a final day reckoning.
United sit two points shy of Chelsea at the top as they travel to Liverpool on Saturday, while the Blues travel to relegation-threatened Reading.
Fate firmly rests in Chelsea’s hands, but if the Royals’ plot for a final day upset comes to fruition, Skinner’s side could find themselves lifting a first-ever WSL title.