Man City 1-0 Liverpool: Knaak's late goal puts hosts on verge of WSL title

Rebecca Knaak's late strike saw Manchester City beat Liverpool 1-0 and take a step closer to the WSL title.

Andree Jeglertz's side needed to bounce back after defeat to Brighton last weekend, and made hard work of their victory.

Liverpool goalkeeper Jennifer Falk had made a string of wonderful saves - particularly in the second half - but could not keep out Knaak's stooped header in added time.

It sends Man City nine points clear at the top of the WSL, with Chelsea now unable to catch them. However, Arsenal have three games in hand after their Champions League exploits, and if they win all of them, the title race will go down to the final day.

However, if the Gunners draw or lose any of their remaining three fixtures, Man City will be crowned WSL champions without having to kick a ball.

All of the final day games on Saturday May 16 will be shown live on Sky Sports, as Arsenal travel to Liverpool while Man City are at West Ham - their only league game left to play. Sunday's results mean we will have a new WSL champion for the first time since Arsenal in the 2018/19 season.

Man City come through tough Liverpool test

Man City's final home game of the season saw them welcome back former head coach Gareth Taylor, and it looked like the Liverpool boss - who twice went close to bringing the WSL title back to the club - was going to have a big say in where the trophy ended up.

The Reds had the better chances in the first half, with Denise O'Sullivan and Grace Fisk going close early on. Man City had their first shot in the 26th minute, but lagged behind their opponents in the stats after a nervy opening 45 minutes.

But some tactical tweaks at the break saw Jeglertz's side come racing out of the traps, registering four shots in the opening ten minutes compared to three in the entirety of the first half.

Lauren Hemp was key in all of Man City's attacking play, but despite linking up well with Khadija Shaw, the latter could not turn home the fizzing crosses.

Falk too had a big hand in keeping the hosts at bay, denying Kerolin and Shaw, among others. Liverpool also offered their own warning at the other end, but Beata Olsson sent her free header wide.

And as six minutes of added time were shown, it was Knaak who diverted a corner past the goalkeeper to put Man City within touching distance of their first leg title since 2016.