direct to your inboxManchester City Women revived their title ambitions thanks to Caroline Weir’s strike with a 2-1 victory over Arsenal in the Barclays FA Women’s Super League.
Deep into injury time, after a plethora of chances, Weir curled in a long-range effort to seal victory for City at the Academy Stadium.
Weir, who had a hat-trick of assists last weekend, was thrilled with how her team performed in against their top-four rivals. “It’s huge,” Weir said. “We knew we needed the three points, just with the league standings at the moment and we’re delighted.
That’s the third good result this week so we’re really happy with that.”Arsenal started the better of the two sides and went ahead in the third minute when Vivianne Miedema fired home.
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