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Manchester City winger Lauren Hemp tells Sky Sports: “Liverpool were very good, they caused us a lot of problems, especially at the start.
“We were pushing in the second half, we took the level up massively, we were creating so many chances and in the end, we deserved it.
“We’ve worked so hard this season and moments like that make it worth it. Obviously we’ve still got more to go, we’ve still got a game next week to get us into a final and the pressure gets piled up but this team is incredible and I’m so pleased to be part of it.”
Manchester City hero Rebecca Knaak tells Sky Sports: “As you can tell, it’s all the emotions. We deserved it so much today. We worked so hard. It wasn’t an easy game at all but at this time of the year, to win this game, I’m very proud of the team.
“It was tough but we knew if we continued with our game plan and continued to play that we’re good enough to score. It paid off in the end, very late. We just had to keep going.”
It looked as though City would be forced to rue all of those missed chances today, but Rebecca Knaak saved the day late on to keep them in control of the title race.
What an incredible end to that game.
Manchester City now need just one more point from their final game to win the title.
Their next opponents? West Ham.
Full-time: Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool
Rebecca Knaak saves the day for City! They are so close to that title!
90+5 min: Laura Coombs comes on to make her final home appearance for Manchester City. She replaces Kerolin, but Greenwood comes over to hand her the captain’s armband.
What a moment!
90+3 min: A corner is sent into the box and Knaak sends a diving header just inside the left post!
Falk has been brilliant for Liverpool today, but that was a poor mistake.
GOAL! Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool (Rebecca Knaak, 90+2)
Knaak with a huge goal! That could be season-defining!
90+1 min: Falk makes another huge save! Hemp drives down the left and crosses into Shaw, who heads it towards goal and forces a phenomenal save from the goalkeeper!
90 min: Another City corner is sent into the box by Greenwood, but this time Falk comes off her line to claim it.
88 min: Holland is replaced by Lily Woodham.
Meanwhile, a corner is sent deep into the box. The ball is headed back across goal but runs behind for a goal kick.
87 min: Holland is receiving treatment for what looks to be a thigh injury. I’m not sure if she will be able to play on here.
84 min: Substitution for Manchester City now as Mary Fowler replaces Fujino.
83 min: Another change for the Reds as Csillag makes way for Anna Josendal.
82 min: Another big chance for Liverpool as the ball drops to O’Sullivan in the box, but she can’t get her first touch right and City can clear.
80 min: Holland takes the second corner, but this time it’s punched behind by Yamashita.
79 min: Liverpool have a corner. It just about reaches the front post but the ball deflects off a Manchester City player and behind again.
76 min: Liverpool go on the attack again. The ball is crossed into the box and headed back out, but only to Holland on the edge. She is given time to set herself up for the shot but blasts it over.
73 min: Huge chance for Liverpool! Bernabé crosses the ball in to Olsson, who heads just wide of the post!
71 min: Holland is shown a yellow card for a late challenge on Casparij. She made the tackle in the build-up to a City attack, which ended with Greenwood firing her shot straight at Falk.
69 min: Gareth Taylor makes his first change, with Alice Bergstrom replacing Shimizu.
68 min: Liverpool are giving the ball away far too easily, especially in midfield. They need to find some more composure in the last 20 minutes or so.
65 min: Another chance missed for City! Hemp breaks down the left and drills a low cross to Shaw in the box. The striker goes for goal with her first touch and fires it over the crossbar.
64 min: Liverpool are holding on for dear life here. City have another corner and it’s sent deep towards the back post by Greenwood, but Falk punches clear.
62 min: What a save! Shaw plays Kerolin through one-on-one with Falk and the winger looks almost certain to score, but the Liverpool goalkeeper pulls off a brilliant save to tip it over the crossbar!
Easily the best chance of the game so far.
59 min: Another chance for City as the ball is played through to Kerolin, who crosses in to Shaw. The striker goes for the header but her attempt flies over the crossbar.
56 min: Holland gets a ball to the face and a collective “ooooooh” rings around the Joie Stadium. She is receiving treatment but should be okay to play on.
53 min: Holland intercepts a pass from Rose and drives to the edge of the box. She goes for goal but her shot flies way over the bar.
52 min: City are really piling on the pressure now. Hemp receives the ball again and sends another cross to the back post, but Shaw can’t get there to tap it in.
51 min: Nagano is booked for a pull-back on Shaw.
50 min: Hemp outmuscles Shimizu on the left and makes her way into the box before curling a cross/shot towards the back post, but it runs behind for a goal kick.
48 min: City go on the attack now as Hemp receives the ball from Kerolin on the edge of the box. She takes a step inside before shooting but her effort is saved by Falk.
47 min: Liverpool break forward early as Csillag beats Yamashita to the ball and lifts it over the goalkeeper, but none of her team-mates are there to fire it home.
Kick-off: Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool
We’re back under way!
Over in the other match between Tottenham and London City Lionesses, Spurs lead 2-0 thanks to first-half goals from Signe Gaupset and Olivia Holdt.
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Half-time: Manchester City 0-0 Liverpool
It’s still all square at the break!
45+2 min: Bernabé sends a brilliant cross into the City box but nobody is there to head it in and the ball runs out for a throw-in on the other side.
45+1 min: We’re into two minutes of added time.
