Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw is confident that her side's 4-0 rout of Women's Super League bottom-feeders Leicester City will provide the necessary springboard from which City can launch a title challenge.
Gareth Taylor's side underwent a significant squad overhaul in the summer and have suffered a painfully rough start to the new season with successive away defeats to Aston Villa and defending champions Chelsea.
Sunday's victory at the Stadium of Light offered something in the way of hope that City might be finally up and running. Taylor could take plenty of positives from his side's performance, including a brace from Shaw and an impressive debut from summer signing Yui Hasegawa, who crowned the afternoon with a late goal from outside the area.
