Rangers maintain flawless start while Elena Sadiku fumes despite Celtic's handsome victory over Aberdeen - SWPL round up

Rangers remain top of the SWPL after continuing their impressive start to the season.

Jo Potter’s side routed Montrose 9-0, with Katie Wilkinson netting another hat-trick to make it 11 goals in just four games so far this season. Laura Rafferty scored her first for the club while Rio Hardy, Mia McAulay, Kirsty Howat, Brogan Hay and Tessel Middag were also on the scoresheet.

Elena Sadiku’s Celtic banked a 4-0 win on the road against Aberdeen to continue the club’s winning start to the defence of their SWPL title but the Hoops boss was not best pleased. Murphy Agnew, Amy Gallacher, Jenny Smith and Mathilde Carstens were all on the mark but Sadiku insisted: “We got the victory but it was not good enough.

“That is something that I need to make sure will change for the next game. I said to the players after the game that we had too many players who did not show up and that is not good enough.

“We are about winning but it is very important that we stick to our standards and how I want us to play. The decision-making and the execution was not good enough. We need to step up.”

Sadiku wasn’t alone in nursing a sense of grievance. Partick Thistle boss Brian Graham was booked for appealing what he felt was a clear penalty call as his side lost 2-0 to Glasgow City. Graham said: “In the second half we are the better side by a country mile. Tiree Burchill was in, was getting there and got clawed back.

“It was a penalty kick and a red card and it would have changed the whole complexion of the game. The linesman said he told the referee there was contact. The ref hears me shouting and comes over and gave me a yellow card.

“I need to be careful because I do not want to get myself into bother but that is unacceptable, that is a big