There was an air of disbelief and ridicule when Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor said in December that his team could still win the title.
Eight points behind then leaders Chelsea, the task seemed impossible. Seven games and six wins later, nobody is laughing now.
Their 2-0 victory over Chelsea, their first in the league in 12 attempts, takes them joint top of the table and blew the Women’s Super League title race wide open.
A pre-match montage played on the big screen before kick-off showed City’s back-to-back defeats against Aston Villa and Chelsea at the start of the season.