Sam Kerr Scores After 634-day Absence While Manchester United Maul Lionesses

The Manchester United striker Melvine Malard scored doubly successful her side’s 5-1 thrashing of London City Lionesses and Sam Kerr netted connected her return for Chelsea aft a 634-day lay-off arsenic they hit Aston Villa 3-1 successful nan Women’s Super League connected Sunday.

United scored immoderate superb goals successful their drubbing of nan newcomers but nan headlines will spell to nan Australian Kerr, who bundled location nan shot successful her first crippled backmost aft a 20-month wounded layoff to complete nan scoring successful her side’s triumph complete Villa.

With Maya Le Tissier having fixed United nan lead from nan punishment spot successful nan 3rd minute, nan full-back Jayde Riviere lashed location nan 2nd half an hr later, first looking arsenic if she was going to transverse earlier rattling nan shot into nan nett from a tight angle.

Malard, who besides netted doubly successful United’s 4-0 thrashing of Leicester City connected nan opening weekend, struck her first extremity of nan time 2 minutes aft half-time and added a 2nd pinch a deft header 3 minutes later. Nikita Parris pulled backmost a extremity for nan location broadside against her erstwhile club, but Jess Park grabbed a 5th successful nan 87th infinitesimal to complete nan rout, her first extremity since joining from Manchester City.

Manchester United observe aft their 3rd extremity successful nan rout of London City. Photograph: Poppy Townson/MUFC/Manchester United/Getty Images

Leicester City bounced backmost from having Shannon O’Brien sent disconnected by scoring 3 minutes later arsenic they hit Liverpool 1-0, pinch Emily van Egmond grabbing nan victor successful nan 59th minute.