Terland strikes late as United end Manchester City’s winning start in WSL

Manchester United’s Elisabeth Terland struck an 89th-minute equaliser to cancel out Khadija Shaw’s goal and earn a 1-1 draw against Manchester City At long last, a weakness has been spotted. Finally, the 100% winning start ends for Manchester City, much to the pleasure of Manchester United, who struck late through Elisabeth Terland to claim a point in a well‑contested and at times breathless derby. Khadija “Bunny” Shaw’s strike in the second half appeared to have settled the game and kept the defending champions top of the table, and it had looked likely to be the same old story.

However, Eva Olid’s ever-improving hosts fought back and were good value for the draw, which they eventually secured when Terland found the bottom corner after the ball fell kindly to her in the penalty area. That late strike left City second in the Women’s Super League table, now behind Chelsea on goal difference, and the result breathed fresh life and intrigue into the title race. United were markedly improved on the league meetings last season with their local rivals, both of which ended