Manchester United star Ella Toone heaped praise on club and England teammate Alessia Russo after the two combined to maintain their WSL title charge.
The close friends have shone in recent weeks with United looking like a team seriously capable of challenging perennial contenders Chelsea and Arsenal. Toone, who scored for England in the dramatic win over Germany in the final of the European Championship in the summer, has been crucial to their recent run and put on a creative masterclass at the weekend as United thrashed Aston Villa 5-0 at Old Trafford.
Her good friend Russo has been in fine form herself, scoring the third against Villa after getting on the end of a sweeping cross from Toone in an impressive display. The forward also scored a dramatic winner in a 3-2 success over Arsenal at the Emirates in their previous WSL game to catapult the Red Devils into the title race.
