City signed off for the international break with a deserved win at the Joie Stadium thanks to a Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw brace and further strikes from Jill Roord and Gracie Prior.
The Blues took the lead on 30 minutes when Shaw fired home Mary Fowler’s pass in behind the Liverpool defence, with the pair combining again on the stroke of half-time.
That goal, a sharp turn and finish from the Jamaican, also saw Fowler become the first player in WSL history to register at least two goal involvements in four successive matches.
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City continued to dominate for large spells after the break, with Roord adding a third when she found the bottom corner with a vicious volley off the post.
And the scoring was complete with ten to play when Prior’s cross-cum-shot sailed over Teagan Micah and into the Liverpool net for her first senior City goal.
The Blues were thankful to Rebecca Knaak for clearing off the line and for some Ayaka Yamashita heroics to preserve the clean sheet, but the win moved City back to within two points of the top three.
Enjoy extended highlights from the game via the video above...
