Arsenal 2-1 Manchester City: Superb Katie McCabe strike gives Gunners comeback win to move into second in WSL

Katie McCabe and Frida Leonhardsen-Maanum both scored and assisted the other as Arsenal secured a come from behind 2-1 win over title rivals Manchester City on Sunday afternoon. After Manchester United’s thrashing of Brighton on Saturday the pressure was on both sides to try and keep the pace.

Ad City took the lead in the first half when a fine flicked header from Bunny Shaw beat Sabrina D’Angelo in the Arsenal goal. Women's Champions LeagueArsenal mount stunning second-leg fightback against Bayern to storm into semis29/03/2023 AT 18:17 They nearly had a second when another cross found Laura Coombs this time, but her header ricocheted off an Arsenal player and behind.

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McCabe then took the ball inside the box before unleashing a ferocious effort into the top corner for what proved to be the winner. The result propels Arsenal up to second in the table, level on points with City on 38 points in third and three points behind leaders United.

Chelsea are a further point behind Arsenal and City but they have two games in hand over the two Manchester clubs, Arsenal have just one game in hand. Barclays WSLMan City make title statement with commanding win over out-of-sorts Chelsea, Villa thrash Leicester26/03/2023 AT 13:56