Arsenal’s under-pressure head coach Renée Slegers still believes they will turn their form around, despite falling 10 points behind Manchester City with Sunday’s defeat in an absorbing six-goal thriller against the defending champions.
City will have felt aggrieved about the nature of Arsenal’s opener, as replays showed that Lisa Baum appeared to be offside when Lotte Wubben-Moy headed goalwards.
The Arsenal defender Wubben-Moy said there was unity as she told Sky Sports the players “fought for ourselves, for Renée and for the fans - but ultimately the result didn’t do that justice”, adding: “This is an unprecedented position for Arsenal to be in.
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Arsenal were last season’s runners-up in the Women’s Super League and had high hopes of mounting a strong challenge this term but their hopes of lifting a first WSL title since 2019 now appear to be hanging by a thread after five rounds of fixtures, while City maintained their 100% w.