Arsenal's title hopes suffered a blow on Wednesday night after they were narrowly edged 1-0 at Leigh Sports Village against Manchester United.
After a lively opening few minutes, the injury to Leah Williamson took the sting out of the game for both sides as the first half went on. There was a real lack of impetus from both sets of players before Alessia Russo fired the hosts in front on the brink of halftime.
Former Gunner Nikita Parris broke down the right and her cut back into the box fell perfectly for the England striker, who fired it into the back of the net. Arsenal needed to dig deep second half and get something out of the game to keep their title hopes alive.
