Match report and highlights as Man Utd continued their positive start to the new year with a dominant victory over Brighton; Ella Toone scored her fourth goal of the WSL campaign to lift her side into second;

The Red Devils sealed the win in the 69th minute through Celin Bizet Ildhusoy, moving them above rivals Manchester City and seven points adrift of leaders Chelsea

Ella Toone elated after scoring her first goals against Manchester City and helping Manchester United leapfrog their rivals and move up to third in the Womens Super League table: Its a derby, so it means so much.

Toone has scored five goals in three games since returning from injury at the start of this year, including the opener as United beat Brighton at Leigh Sports Village to move second in the Women's Super League. She had been ruled out with a thigh problem in November, that kept her out for the end of 2024.

Ella Toone scored a hat-trick as Manchester United stunned Manchester City 4-2 in the Women's Super League to move above their rivals in the table

Manchester United climbs to second in the Womens Super League with a 3-0 win over Brighton, featuring goals from Toone and Miyazawa.

Ella Toone scores a hat-trick as Manchester United defeats Manchester City 4-2 in a thrilling Womens Super League derby.

This was Toone's 10th Manchester derby, but her first goal, and you can see how much it meant to her as she grabbed the badge on her shirt in celebration.

The England midfielder Ella Toone scored a hat-trick as Manchester United recorded their first away win at Manchester City, in a derby that was defined by an error-strewn display from the young City goalkeeper Khiara Keating.

The new Women's Super League marks the start of a new era for reigning champions Chelsea, with long-serving boss Emma Hayes having departed in summer to start a new adventure with the USA Women's team.

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The Seagulls went down 3-0 at Manchester United in the WSL to round off a testing nine-day period. They were knocked out of the League Cup by Arsenal in midweek having, before that, suffered perhaps the most disappointing result of the three with defeat at Liverpool.