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Zigiotti Chip. Man Utd Nabs Second Straight WSL Win. Liverpool Stung.

Manchester United Women? They're on the up. A second WSL win on the bounce, all thanks to Julia Zigiotti. Her early chip was the difference in a proper scrap against Liverpool over in Leigh. Didn't look like that was coming a few weeks back, did it?

3 Oct 2026 · via skysports.com

Six minutes. That's all it took. Zigiotti, calm as you like, chipped one over Liverpool keeper Khiara Keating. Keating, bless her, gifted the ball straight to United. Call it an 'expert finish' if you want, but it was a gift. That early goal was the ballgame. Both sides hit the woodwork later, sure, but nobody else found the net.

United wanted to stamp their authority from the whistle. Zigiotti's strike? Mission accomplished. 'We wanted to start the game quickly and hope they were not prepared, and that's what happened today,' she spilled to BBC Sport. Can't argue with that, can you?

The game opened up. Big time. Jess Park, clearly feeling brave, launched a shot from her own half. Thwack! Crossbar. United almost had another. Then it was Liverpool's turn to miss. Beata Olsson rattled the post with a free-kick. Didn't convert the rebound either. Phallon Tullis-Joyce, United's keeper, pulled off a double save there. The visitors, denied again. Could've changed everything.

So, Eva Olid. Looks like she's finally steering the ship. Her United tenure started with two straight losses. And that 5-0 absolute shellacking by Chelsea. Ouch. But hey, seven points from the last three games? That's what a turnaround looks like. Skysports.com says the corner's been turned. Who am I to argue? Liverpool, on the flip side, came into this match on their best WSL run in almost ten years. Didn't matter. United put them away. One chance. One goal. That's all it took.

International break now. Both clubs head into it tied on points. For United, it's their first time winning two on the trot since way back in February. A bit of momentum, finally.

Betting angle

Forget that 5-0 thrashing. United is back. Or at least, they're not utterly dreadful anymore. There's real value here for bettors. Keep an eye on their next few games, but the recovery looks genuine. Time to ride the wave.

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