Liverpool Girls 0 – 1 Arsenal Girls

Arsenal stored the strain on the Girls’s Tremendous League’s prime two – Chelsea and Manchester Metropolis – with an necessary 1-0 win over Liverpool earlier than the winter break.

The Gunners transfer inside some extent of second-placed Man Metropolis, who lost to Everton earlier immediately, however are nonetheless seven factors behind leaders Chelsea, as Renee Slegers’ unbeaten run as caretaker boss stretches to 10 video games.

Alessia Russo scored the one objective of the match by way of a intelligent nook routine – to reflect the success of her male counterparts from set items – as Katie McCabe’s supply to the close to publish was poorly cleared by Gemma Bonner, permitting Russo to return dwelling.

Injured Liverpool had their possibilities however have been additionally vacated by Arsenal as Mariona Caldentey squandered her alternative from the penalty spot and Frida Maanum headed a very good second-half opening over the crossbar.

Russo: Slegers offers me confidence

Arsenal striker Alessia Russo:

“Set items are an necessary a part of soccer, they will win or lose matches, so I am actually comfortable to attain and get three factors.

“I really feel good, I play my greatest after I’m comfortable. We discover good connections on the pitch and Liverpool away is a troublesome recreation, so the three factors are an important.

“[Renee Slegers] was nice, it gave me confidence. We all know how good we’re as a group and we maintain our heads down. We’re comfortable as a group, it is a membership resolution [whether Slegers makes her interim role permanent]however she stepped up and we actually recognize it.”

Evaluation: Slegers reveals readiness for everlasting place

All of the noise from the Arsenal camp is optimistic, and up to date outcomes bear that out. Slegers has performed an amazing job since taking on from Jonas Eidevall in October. The grins are again on faces and soccer is simply as radiant.

Arsenal’s squad is stuffed with high quality, so it is no shock that they’re unbeaten in 10 video games in all competitions, however the true enchancment is within the performances.

Slegers said Aerial sports this week that she does not see her function as short-term and, clearly, neither do her gamers. The stream is again, the targets are coming and the soccer is entertaining – all the pieces that Arsenal is thought for.

Slegers’ facet even took a cue from Mikel Arteta’s playbook and have become wizards at set items, scoring once more from corners, as anticipated by way of Russo. The striker has now scored in 5 consecutive WSL appearances.

You marvel why the membership’s decision-makers are nonetheless hesitant over the vacant head teaching place – as a result of a ready-made substitute is correct underneath their noses.

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