Man City Women close the gap on WSL title rivals Manchester United after annihilating West Ham

Manchester City Women are another step closer to chasing down title rivals Manchester United after a huge win against West Ham on Sunday afternoon put them second in the table.

A scintillating game saw eight goals in a drama-fuelled match testing West Ham's ability to defend corners. Chloe Kelly stunned throughout the entire 90 minutes, showing no fear as she began the match by scoring two goals in the space of 60 seconds to give City a dream start after taking advantage of a sloppy West Ham opening.

Despite it being six games without a goal for the Lioness, she was the outstanding player of the match, showing her fearless leadership.

West Ham fought back and with just 11 minutes on the clock we already had our third goal of the game as Emma Snerle halved her side's deficit, though Laura Coombs restored the two-goal cushion just past the halfway mark of the first 45.

An uneventful 15 minutes followed the half-time interval before Bunny Shaw's goal in the 62nd minute and City continued to hit the back of the net until the very end, with the home side running out 6-2 winners. Here's how the players rated:

Khiara Keating - Stepped into Ellie Roebuck's shoes after she suffered a knock pre-match and Keating grew in confidence through the game. Suffered an early shake with West Ham's first shot but an absolutely sensational save in the 35th minute to stop Lisa Evans' shot at close range. Really unlucky with West Ham's second goal deflecting off her palm going down as an own goal - she should be really proud of her performance. 8

Kerstin Casparij - Made good runs and is a good link-up for Filippa Angeldahl to carry the ball down the wing. Played a part in providing for Kelly. 7

Steph Houghton - Was relatively quiet until the