🏆 Man City defeat United, Arsenal hammer Reading in Conti Cup | OneFootball

There were two big clashes in the FA Women’s League Cup, with Manchester City and Arsenal earning impressive wins.

England duo help Manchester City down United

Scorers: Kelly 47′, Hemp 70′; Parris 90+5′

Manchester City leapfrogged their cross-city rivals United to top Group B with an impressive 2-1 win.

The damage was done in the second half by two of City and England’s star players, forwards Chloe Kelly and Lauren Hemp.

Kelly opened the scoring shortly into the second half, finishing expertly after the ball fell to her inside the United box.

Hemp sealed the victory and top spot with 20 minutes left, tapping home from less than a yard out.

United did score deep into added time through Nikita Parris but will now to wait and see if they will qualify as one of the best-ranked runner ups.

Gunners go goal-crazy with massive win at Reading to seal top spot

Scorers: Foord 23′, Blackstenius 35′, 45′, 84′, Codina 51′, Mead 80′

Arsenal made easy work of second division Reading to confirm their top spot in Group D and passage into the knockout stages.

The winners of last year’s competition opened the scoring in the 23rd minute through Caitlin Foord, who continued her strong return from injury.

Two goals from Stina Blackstenius before the break ended the game as a contest before Laia Codina added a fourth early into the second half.

On an overall brilliant night for the Gunners, Leah Williamson made her return after nine months out in the last quarter of the game.

To cap things off, Beth Mead made it five before Blackstenius completed her hat-trick with six minutes to go.