Manchester United Women make history over Man City in front of record crowd

Manchester United put two past City to earn their first-ever win over their local rivals in club history at the top tier. Lucia Garcia nudged the ball into the back of the net in stoppage time to clinch the three points and keep the Reds' title dreams alive.

Hayley Ladd found the back of the net two minutes after kick-off, while City fought back with ten players when finally, Filippa Angeldahl got the equaliser in the 68th minute. But with six minutes of stoppage time, substitute Garcia's winner saw United over the line.

Moments before the break Roebuck was shown a straight red card for wiping Nikita Parris clean out - the crowd booing around the ground as the goalkeeper made her way off the field.

The record-breaking crowd, all 7,864 fans at Leigh Sports Village were electrifying as the Reds continued to dominate their visitors the entire evening. Unwilling to give them an inch. City did have chances but were denied by Earps and the woodwork twice before finding the back of the net.

United take the title race into next weekend's final day of the WSL season. Two points behind Chelsea, they need to beat Liverpool while hoping that Chelsea lose against Reading.

Mary Earps - Collected the ball well and confidently in her busy area. Strong distribution and denied Khadija Shaw’s efforts from close range but was also protected by a sea of red shirts when City were on the attack. Couldn't do much about City's freak equaliser that spun over her head. 7

Ona Batlle - Worked hard to torture Lauren Hemp down the right flank, Le Tissier in tow. Slid in to block Bunny Shaw working the line in perfectly times fashion. Dangerous on the counter. 9

Hannah Blundell - Pushed right into the opposition box early in the first half to deliver