Ibrahim Oladamola
Liverpool all but ended Manchester City’s title hopes in the Women’s Super League with a shock victory at Prenton Park.
Missy Bo Kearns fired the winner two minutes after the restart as she neatly controlled the ball before finding the far corner with an accomplished finish.
City trail leaders Manchester United by six points with two games remaining.
The visitors produced a below-par performance but came close to saving a point late on as Hemp’s dipping effort failed to cross the line after bouncing down off the crossbar.
Defeat for Gareth Taylor’s side essentially ends their title challenge as they have a significantly inferior goal difference of 25 compared to Manchester United’s 42, while they still face a battle to finish in the top three and get a Champions League place.
“It’s about holding your nerve,” Taylor told Terryanews. “There’s so much on the line. There’s only so many spaces for Champions League.
“We’re still not out of it yet, we’ll have to see what happens. There still could be a bit more movement, we just have to go and win our last two games.
“The nerves are understandable. We can still control the play a little bit better than what we did today.”
City travel to Manchester United in their next league match on 21 May before hosting Everton in their final game of the season on 27 May.
