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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tom Garry

Vivianne Miedema’s Manchester City WSL debut just had to be at Arsenal

Vivianne Miedema unveiled at the Etihad Stadium.
Vivianne Miedema unveiled at the Etihad Stadium. Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images/Reuters

When the fixture list landed for the Women’s Super League season and the standout “Arsenal versus Manchester City” glared conspicuously on the opening weekend page, one player’s name was on almost everybody’s lips: Vivianne Miedema.

The WSL’s all-time leading goalscorer spent the past seven years of her career at Arsenal, so where else would her new team be travelling to for their first league game of the season other than the Emirates, to face a club whose fans have adored her since she arrived from Bayern Munich in 2017?

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