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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Tom Garry, Sophie Downey and Emillia Hawkins

WSL talking points: Beard remembered as ‘incredible human’ on sombre weekend

Aggie Beever-Jones, Katie Reid and a wreath being laid in memory of Matt Beard at Kingsmeadow
Aggie Beever-Jones, Katie Reid and a wreath being laid in memory of Matt Beard at Kingsmeadow. Composite: Getty; Reuters

Reid’s star rises as Arsenal hold firm

Katie Reid impressed again as she helped Arsenal keep a clean sheet against a Manchester United side that scored nine times in their opening two league games. The 18-year-old centre-back has stepped up to the starting XI in the absence of the injured Leah Williamson. “She’s really good,” said the Arsenal manager, Renée Slegers. “She has a growth mindset, so she always wants to learn and wants to get better. But doing those things in your safe environment [at] training where everything is isolated, that’s something; coming out into the Women’s Super League and doing that on such a high level against top opposition, top players, I’m so impressed with her. We knew she could do this.” TG

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