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Manchester United 2-0 Reading: Red Devils kick-start Women's Super League season with a victory as Kirsty Hanson and Ona Batlle goals give new manager Marc Skinner perfect start in front of the Sky Sports cameras

Manchester United beat Reading 2-0 as the 2021-2022 Women's Super League season kicked off in front of the Sky Sports cameras.

The Red Devils, who finished fourth last term, are looking to challenge for a place in the Champions League and got off to the perfect start under new manager Marc Skinner.

Kirsty Hanson opened the scoring in 39th minute when she raced on to Ella Toone's through ball to calmy finish past Grace Moloney in the Reading goal.

The Royals thought they had equalised shortly after half-time when Brooke Chaplen's fierce shot crashed off and on to the goal-line.