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​Man Utd Women Can Take Serious Positives From Start to WSL Season Despite 2 Defeats

SI.com | September 17, 2019

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Manchester United Women probably would have preferred to avoid facing both the reigning champions and the double domestic cup winners in their first ever Women’s Super League games after achieving promotion from the Women’s Championship.

But clashes with Manchester City, winners of the Continental Cup and FA Cup last season, and Arsenal, who claimed the 2018/19 WSL title in style, were exactly what they were met with.

ud83dude05 Ice cool from @DanielleDonk!

The midfielder delivers when @ArsenalWFC need her, once again! pic.twitter.com/HsGLiTHhtR— Barclays FA Women's Super League (@BarclaysFAWSL) September 16, 2019

Casey Stoney’s United lost both games to a single goal and are, alphabetically at least, now bottom of the table below Birmingham and Liverpool after two rounds of fixtures.



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