An unfamiliar back-four started the match, with winger Kirsty Hanson at left-back and Aimee Palmer slotting in alongside captain for the evening, Millie Turner.
And United were behind with only five minutes on the clock. The ball fell to former Everton midfielder Jenna Dear outside the Reds’ penalty area, after a fantastic block from Leah Galton just moments earlier. Dear chanced her arm from range and found her luck was in, a mistake from Emily Ramsey gifting the hosts an early lead.
It was 2-0 shortly after, this time, there was nothing Ramsey could do to stop a venomous shot from just outside the box from Njoya.