Manchester City extended their unbeaten run against rivals United with a 1-1 draw at the Etihad on Sunday afternoon in both sides' final Women’s Super League match before the Christmas break. The draw keeps the Reds third in the League, while the Citizens etch their way closer to them in fourth with 19 points to United’s 22.
Manager Gareth Taylor believes his side had the edge in the second half, after taking the first 45 minutes to get comfortable with the occasion and playing in front of a record crowd of 44,259 at the stadium.
He said: “The pitch out there is the same dimension, apparently to the CFA [Academy] stadium, but it looks completely different, certainly even from where I was standing. It just feels bigger, obviously, a bigger stadium, bigger crowd and the spaces look massive.”
