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Jessy Parker Humphreys

'Manchester City and Arsenal have to deliver perfection if they want to dethrone Chelsea - they’re going to start like a train': WSL legend Izzy Christiansen gives her verdict on the Women's Super League season

BBC Euro 2024 Izzy Christiansen, Former Lioness & Broadcaster during the Beyond Greatness Speaker Series on July 26, 2023 in Perth / Boorloo, Australia. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images).

WSL legend Izzy Christiansen believes Arsenal and Manchester City have to assume that Chelsea will be “perfect” if they are to end the holders' five-year grip on the Women’s Super League trophy.

Chelsea are entering a new era after long-term manager Emma Hayes departed at the end of last season to join the US women’s national team. She closed out her time at the club by winning a fifth consecutive WSL title – but new coach Sonia Bompastor arrives in England with an accomplished CV herself.

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