All four of these victories have been won without the North Londoners conceding a goal, although Liverpool could almost change that when Taylor Hinds’ dangerous cross was cut inches past the far post by Arsenal’s Steph Catley, who narrowly avoided an own goal. and Arsenal’s Austrian goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger delivered a stable performance between the posts.
Nevertheless, Arsenal had the better chances, hitting the post via Caitlin Foord, not long after Maanum skillfully worked his way through the penalty area and made a near post finish to make it 2-0, after Switzerland’s Walti sweetly struck with a half. volley after Liverpool could only partially clear an early corner.
Norwegian Maanum, who shone with a tireless performance and a clinical goal against Lyon, was rewarded by Eidevall who kept her in the starting squad at the expense of WSL record scorer, Vivianne Miedema, who sat on the bench. Maanum’s display showed she deserved her place and again proved effective in recovering the ball from the Liverpool half, creating chances and displaying relentless energy and intensity.
Liverpool’s win over Chelsea in September is still the only time they have racked up points so far this season, leaving them with three points from their first four games since winning promotion back to the top tier in the summer.