Manchester United kicked off the Women’s Super League season with a dominant 2-0 win over Reading.
Kirsty Hanson scored the first goal of the FA WSL season, putting Manchester up 1-0 minutes before the break by getting on the end of a well-placed pass from Ella Toone.
GOALLLL 🔴🔴🔴 Hanson scores the first goal of the #BarclaysFAWSL season, putting Manchester United in the lead 1️⃣-0️⃣! pic.twitter.com/8CYQgehcb8— ata football (@atafball) September 3, 2021
GOALLLL 🔴🔴🔴 Hanson scores the first goal of the #BarclaysFAWSL season, putting Manchester United in the lead 1️⃣-0️⃣! pic.twitter.com/8CYQgehcb8
Manchester United struck again in the 54th minute, with Ona Batlle rifling in a must-see shot from deep for her first-ever goal with the team.
Ona Batlle. What a finish 😵 pic.twitter.com/g2tj05rbuE— ata football (@atafball) September 3, 2021
Ona Batlle. What a finish 😵 pic.twitter.com/g2tj05rbuE
The win marks Marc Skinner’s first regular-season victory as coach of the Reds after leaving the Orlando Pride in July.
The FA WSL opening weekend continues with a highly anticipated matchup between Chelsea and Arsenal on Sunday, streaming at 7:30 am ET on NBCSports.com in the United States.