Manchester United had of possession but it was Chelsea who would come out on top in a narrow 1-0 victory in the WSL on Sunday.
Sam Kerr got the better of the United backline in the 23rd minute when Lauren James' long ball dipped into her path perfectly before she lobbed goalkeeper Mary Earps.
The goal did not impact United's control of the game's tempo, nor did it hamper their motivation to push forward. Skinner said: “We’ve dominated, we’ve tried to progress.
We’ve come to the champions' home ground and put our stamp on it.” However, Skinner claimed Kerr’s goal was a “switch-off moment” from his squad. “Sam is really good at invading a backline and it’s something we won't be happy with when we look at it" he added. "One long ball should be able to be dealt with but that’s something we have to learn from.” The scoreline could have looked very different had referee Cheryl Foster considered the challenges on Nikita Parris and Ona Batlle to be worthy of penalties.
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