Olivia Smith Stars as Liverpool Flusters Man Utd…
ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL — Hold onto your soccer hats, folks! Liverpool Women put on a football show that even the Rolling Stones would envy, thumping Manchester United in the Women’s Super League showdown. With Olivia Smith rocking the spotlight, the Reds bagged their first-ever win at Anfield, bringing the house down for 15,000 amused fans.
Since splitting ways with former manager Matt Beard, Liverpool’s interim coach Amber Whiteley has shown she’s no coffee-fetcher, winning all three of her matches. The Reds first sipped success against Crystal Palace, then brewed up another victory over Arsenal in the Women’s FA Cup, and now they’ve ticked Manchester United off their list. Whiteley’s impressive start might have Jurgen Klopp himself raising an eyebrow or two!
Liverpool didn’t need much of the ball – who knew you could score three sizzling goals with only a handful of shots? Olivia Smith, the Canadian wonder, danced past defenders and unleashed a thunderbolt into the net that had the USWNT’s goalie Phallon Tullis-Joyce reaching for a map and compass. With Smith leading the charge, Fuka Nagano and a precision penalty later, the Reds sealed the deal. Although Manchester United tried their hand at comedy with Maya Le Tissier’s late goal, Liverpool fans left Anfield with smiles as wide as the Mersey River!
