WSL latest: Five-star Man Utd beat Liverpool in Subway Players Cup

Mared Griffiths scored twice, with Lea Schuller, Monica Jusu Bah and Maya Le Tissier also on target as Manchester United won 5-3 at Liverpool to maintain their perfect start in the Subway Players Cup. Cornelia Kapocs scored a second-half hat-trick, but it was not enough for Liverpool to get anything out of the game. Birmingham City ran out 5-0 winners against Durham.

London City Lionesses won 2-1 at West Ham, with Charlton Athletic winning 2-0 against Bristol City. Everton beat Newcastle 2-0, while Southampton edged Crystal Palace 3-2, with Aston Villa beating Burnley 2-0.

Speaking on Pitch to Pod, Jordan Nobbs and Nikita Parris preview this weekend's Manchester derby as Manchester United look to take points off the reigning WSL champions.

Arsenal boss Renee Slegers has been defiant in her wish to continue as Gunners boss following the 1-1 draw with Birmingham. Slegers' side have not won a game in the WSL since the opening day, and their draw with newly promoted Birmingham means they have gone winless in five straight WSL games for the first time in their history.

It has called into question Slegers' future at the club, but the Champions League winner believes that she can still have an impact despite admitting that a change will be needed if the club doesn't think she is the right person." Everything I want is for the best of us and for the success of all these players.

So, that's heavily on my mind and I still believe I can impact and help the team forward," Slegers said in her post-match press conference." But, if that's not the case anymore, then a change needs to happen, but I have belief in knowing where we can go with this team and it's been really tough." Like I just said, if it had been all negative and we hadn't been looking like Arsenal but that's not the case."

There's some details that we need to get right and those details are costing us right now. Those margins are costing us and I believe that if we get that right, it'll be good."

Aston Villa Women have said technical advisor Brian Sorensen will remain as interim head coach until the end of the season. Sorensen took temporary charge of the first team following Natalia Arroyo's sacking in September after a winless start to the season had left Villa second bottom in the WSL.

Former Everton boss Sorensen, who will continue with the existing coaching staff, has overseen a victory in the Players Cup over Newcastle and a draw against Crystal Palace in the WSL since taking over the role. Villa are third from bottom in the WSL after claiming three points from their opening five matches.

They return to action on Sunday for the first time since the international break with the league visit of Liverpool.

Speaking at the latest Alessia Russo Cup, Arsenal striker Russo discusses the tournament, Lionesses' win over Greece and the Gunners' form.Russo was speaking at the New River Leisure Centre in Haringey.

England Women's crucial World Cup play-off with the Ukraine to reach next summer's Women's World Cup will be held at Wembley Stadium on December 5, it has been confirmed. The two-legged play-off will determine which side goes to next summer's finals in Brazil. Ukraine beat Slovakia 4-1 on aggregate to reach the final stage, while England thumped Greece 8-1 across two legs.

The two sides both met in the initial group qualification phase, with England winning 3-0 at home and 6-1 away. The first leg of the final round will be played in Ukraine in late November.

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