Manchester City had to come through a major scare against the Austrian underdogs St Pölten to secure a seesaw victory in the Women’s Champions League.
Just a week after putting in one of the finest performances in the club’s history to deservedly beat the defending European champions Barcelona Gareth Taylor’s side were given a major wake-up call when they slipped 2-1 behind early in the second half. But, having rested a swathe of first-team big-hitters from the starting lineup, Taylor called in the cavalry in the second half and a late headed winner from the Australia forward Mary Fowler gave them a 3-2 victory that felt inevitable as the early-season Women’s Super League leaders piled on pressure.
