Khadija Shaw looking to continue incredible season in Manchester United vs Man City WSL clash

This year has seen Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw blossom into a lucrative asset to Manchester City.

Recently crowned the CONCACAF Women’s Player of the Year, she smashed City’s goal record for a single season with seven games of the campaign remaining. She's closing in on the Golden Boot - just two goals behind Aston Villa’s Rachel Daly - and shows absolutely no signs of slowing down.

To date, the striker has scored 18 goals in 20 league appearances, 29 goals in 28 outings in all competitions, tallying an impressive 48 goals in 57 appearances for the club since joining in July 2021. Her last goal was in the 4-1 demolition of Reading when Shaw peppered the Royals' backline but only found the target once with a looping header.

It was a dominant performance, something we'd like to see a repeat of on Sunday considering Shaw is yet to get the better of Manchester United this season. The last Manchester derby ended 1-1 at the Etihad Stadium in December. United’s Leah Galton handed her side the lead but Laura Coombs found the reply just before the hour mark.

That game failed to showcase the very best of Shaw but that doesn’t mean the striker can't have an impact on Sunday as City look to take advantage of a United side still hurting after their FA Cup final heartbreak - it’s not like she hasn’t done it before.

The 26-year-old netted two goals in two games last season against City's local rivals. Shaw started in the 2-2 draw with the Reds back in October 2021. Demi Stokes provided the cross that was headed home by Shaw to break the stalemate, despite City being reduced to 10 players just minutes before.

Then in February, Julie Blakstad’s effort fell to the feet of Shaw after being blocked by Mary Earps. The Jamaican nudged the ball