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Alessia Russo has present scored 8 times successful the Women's Super League this seasonAlessia Russo scored a hat-trick arsenic Manchester United extended their pb astatine the apical of the Women's Super League by overpowering Leicester City.
The England striker netted doubly successful the archetypal half, earlier Foxes debutant Remy Siemsen reduced the deficit.
However, Russo instantly tapped location her 3rd and acceptable up Leah Galton for a fourth, with Lucia Garcia besides netting.
Victory moves United 4 points supra Chelsea earlier they look the second-placed Blues connected Sunday, 12 March.
The Red Devils dominated passim against bottommost broadside Leicester and could person been 2 goals up successful the archetypal 10 minutes, if not for superb saves from Janina Leitzig.
The on-loan Bayern Munich goalkeeper thwarted the hosts again successful the lead-up to the opening extremity but Russo's persistence paid disconnected arsenic she slid successful to occurrence location a 2nd rebound.
England striker Russo doubled United's pb connected 37 minutes with a elemental header from Ona Batlle's transverse aft Ella Toone's walk had sliced unfastened the Foxes' backline.
Leicester started the 2nd fractional brightly and were rewarded erstwhile Siemsen fired location from the borderline of the box.
But United responded by moving done the gears, Leitzig superbly denying Russo's rasping volley lone for the 24-year-old to pat location from the resulting corner.
With the crippled won, Russo turned supplier with a clever flick for Galton who netted her 4th extremity successful her past 5 games.
After hitting the post, Russo was withdrawn to rapturous applause and substitute Garcia added a 5th for United precocious on, rolling location her 3rd extremity of the season.
After losing their archetypal 8 matches, Leicester had appeared doomed but nether caller brag Willie Kirk they had won 2 of their past 3 to ascent to wrong a constituent of safety.
Their show was successful a antithetic league to Manchester United here, but fixtures against chap strugglers Spurs and Reading successful the upcoming weeks volition beryllium important successful the conflict to debar the drop.
Line-ups
Man Utd Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 27Earps
- 2Batlle
- 15Le Tissier
- 21Turner
- 6Blundell
- 12LaddSubstituted forCascarinoat 71'minutes
- 10Zelem
- 9ThomasSubstituted forParrisat 67'minutes
- 7TooneSubstituted forBøe Risaat 71'minutes
- 11GaltonSubstituted forGarcíaat 80'minutes
- 23RussoSubstituted forWilliamsat 79'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Mannion
- 8Bøe Risa
- 16Naalsund
- 17García
- 19Leon
- 22Parris
- 28Williams
- 29Cascarino
- 32Baggaley
Leicester City Women
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 33Leitzig
- 41ReavillSubstituted forSmithat 45'minutes
- 15Howard
- 22Plumptre
- 2NevinBooked astatine 82mins
- 30Mace
- 3TierneyBooked astatine 69minsSubstituted forPikeat 77'minutes
- 14GreenSubstituted forRobinsonat 77'minutes
- 10WhelanBooked astatine 24mins
- 21CainSubstituted forBakerat 89'minutes
- 19SiemsenSubstituted forGoodwinat 55'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Pike
- 20Goodwin
- 23Purfield
- 28Levell
- 32Baker
- 34Smith
- 40Robinson
Referee:Melissa Burgin
Attendance:3,600
Live Text
Match ends, Manchester United Women 5, Leicester City Women 1.
Second Half ends, Manchester United Women 5, Leicester City Women 1.
Attempt missed. Ona Batlle (Manchester United Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is close, but misses to the close pursuing a corner.
Attempt blocked. Katie Zelem (Manchester United Women) near footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked.
Attempt blocked. Hannah Blundell (Manchester United Women) near footed changeable from a hard space connected the near is blocked.
Attempt missed. Katie Zelem (Manchester United Women) close footed changeable from a hard space connected the near is excessively precocious pursuing a corner.
Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Janina Leitzig.
Attempt saved. Lucía García (Manchester United Women) close footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is saved successful the apical near corner. Assisted by Katie Zelem.
Attempt missed. Katie Zelem (Manchester United Women) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is conscionable a spot excessively high. Assisted by Vilde Bøe Risa.
Hannah Blundell (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Molly Pike (Leicester City Women).
Substitution, Leicester City Women. Ava Baker replaces Hannah Cain.
Attempt missed. Nikita Parris (Manchester United Women) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is excessively high. Assisted by Rachel Williams.
Foul by Lucía García (Manchester United Women).
Janina Leitzig (Leicester City Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Goal! Manchester United Women 5, Leicester City Women 1. Lucía García (Manchester United Women) close footed changeable from the centre of the container to the bottommost close corner.
Courtney Nevin (Leicester City Women) is shown the yellowish paper for manus ball.
Hand shot by Courtney Nevin (Leicester City Women).
Nikita Parris (Manchester United Women) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Mackenzie Smith (Leicester City Women).
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