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Manchester City’s Women’s team have been boosted by the signing of England U19 international forward Lauren Hemp.
Hemp is the PFA Women’s Young Player of the Year this season and joins from Bristol City Women, where she spent two years playing for the Vixens, scoring nine times during the 2017/18 season and was previously the England Young player of the Year in 2017.
Manchester United have successfully won a licence to establish a professional women’s team in the FA Women’s Championship, starting later this year.
The team will be called “Manchester United Women” and will be based at The Cliff – the club’s historic training ground in Salford, once redevelopment work has been completed.
MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN 3, EVERTON LADIES 0
A quickfire brace of goals in the second half calmed Manchester City nerves as they beat Everton Ladies 3-0 and qualified for next season’s Women’s Champions League after finishing second in WSL1 following Jill Scott goals either side of a Nikita Parris finish.
CHELSEA 1, MAN UNITED 0
Manchester United’s dream of a record equalling 13th Emirates FA Cup win were dashed by Chelsea’s Eden Hazard.
The Belgian’s first half penalty was all that separated the teams as Jose Mourinho’s former employers dashed his last chance of silverware.
Pep Guardiola has committed to a longer stay with Manchester City after signing a new deal for a further three seasons at the club until 2021.
