Man United lay down marker for a title bid with thrashing of Reading in their WSL opener

Manchester United 4-0 Reading; United lay down marker for a WSL title bid with thrashing of Reading in their league opener…with England hero Alessia Russo among the goals in first half four goal blast

  • Manchester United hit four first half goals to beat Reading in WSL opener 
  • Maya Le Tissier hits a double on her debut and Katie Zelem scores from the spot 
  • Euro 2022 hero Alessia Russo completed the rout with header before half time 

Manchester United showed their WSL credentials with first half thrashing of Reading, as they opened their league season with a 4-0 win over the Royals. 

New signing Maya Le Tissier opened the scoring for United in the fourth minute, and she added another in a first half where the Red Devils blew their opponents away. 

A Katie Zelem penalty and a header from Euro 2022 hero Alessia Russo completed the scoring as Marc Skinner’s side got off the perfect start to the season.

Full report to follow…. 

Alessia Russo nods home Manchester United's fourth goal in the opening day win over Reading

Alessia Russo nods home Manchester United’s fourth goal in the opening day win over Reading

source: dailymail.co.uk