The new Women's Super League marks the start of a new era for reigning champions Chelsea, with long-serving boss Emma Hayes having departed in summer to start a new adventure with the USA Women's team.
Last year they just about did enough to claim the title on goal difference ahead of Manchester City, while Arsenal will again hope to make it a three-horse race for the WSL title. Meanwhile Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham will hope to progress after further rebuilding this summer.
Crystal Palace were promoted to replace Bristol City in the top flight, while on a wider note, the league is now under the management and operation of a new organisation set up to lead women's football towards further growth and progression, with Nikki Doucet overseeing both the WSL and Championship in a new phase for the game.
Follow the live action below as Manchester City face Liverpool today in the WSL:
Manchester City WFC 4 - 0 Liverpool WFC
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:40Match ends, Manchester City Women 4, Liverpool Women 0.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:40Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 4, Liverpool Women 0.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:38Attempt missed. Cornelia Kapocs (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marie-Therese Höbinger with a cross following a set piece situation.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:36Foul by Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:36Mia Enderby (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:35Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:35Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Taylor Hinds.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:34Attempt saved. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:33Attempt missed. Kerolin (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jessica Park with a cross.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:31Attempt saved. Jenna Clark (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marie-Therese Höbinger with a cross.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:30Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Ayaka Yamashita.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:31Attempt saved. Cornelia Kapocs (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marie-Therese Höbinger.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:28Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Ayaka Yamashita.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:28Attempt saved. Cornelia Kapocs (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:27Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:27Delay in match because of an injury Lily Murphy (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:26Attempt saved. Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:25Substitution, Manchester City Women. Lily Murphy replaces Aoba Fujino.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:25Substitution, Manchester City Women. Kerolin replaces Mary Fowler because of an injury.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:25Substitution, Manchester City Women. Aemu Oyama replaces Yui Hasegawa.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:25Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:25Substitution, Liverpool Women. Gemma Bonner replaces Lucy Parry.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:25Substitution, Liverpool Women. Zara Shaw replaces Ceri Holland.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:25Delay in match because of an injury Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:22Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:22Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:21Goal! Manchester City Women 4, Liverpool Women 0. Gracie Prior (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the top left corner. Assisted by Jill Roord.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:19Attempt blocked. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jill Roord.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:19Gracie Prior (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:19Attempt blocked. Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:35Attempt blocked. Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:17Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:17Substitution, Liverpool Women. Cornelia Kapocs replaces Gemma Evans.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:17Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Blindkilde Brown replaces Vivianne Miedema.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:15Delay in match because of an injury Teagan Micah (Liverpool Women).
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:15Attempt saved. Taylor Hinds (Liverpool Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mia Enderby.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:13Attempt missed. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:13Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:08Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:08Lucy Parry (Liverpool Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:08Foul by Jill Roord (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:08Substitution, Liverpool Women. Mia Enderby replaces Leanne Kiernan.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:08Substitution, Liverpool Women. Fuka Nagano replaces Samantha Kerr.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:05Attempt missed. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:05Substitution, Manchester City Women. Jessica Park replaces Khadija Shaw.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:03Goal! Manchester City Women 3, Liverpool Women 0. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:05Attempt blocked. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:02Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Teagan Micah.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:02Attempt saved. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
20:01Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Gemma Evans.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:59Attempt missed. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:58Offside, Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:55Offside, Liverpool Women. Leanne Kiernan is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:55Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:55Delay in match (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:53Offside, Liverpool Women. Ceri Holland is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:51Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Yui Hasegawa.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:50Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:48Second Half begins Manchester City Women 2, Liverpool Women 0.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:32First Half ends, Manchester City Women 2, Liverpool Women 0.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:32Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:28Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Liverpool Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:23Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:23Foul by Jill Roord (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:21Attempt blocked. Jenna Clark (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Hinds with a cross.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:20Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Yui Hasegawa.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:18Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is too high.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:16Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Liverpool Women 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mary Fowler with a through ball.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:15Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Grace Fisk.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:15Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Jenna Clark.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:11Offside, Manchester City Women. Leila Ouahabi is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:08Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:06Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:05Attempt missed. Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:03Corner, Liverpool Women. Conceded by Rebecca Knaak.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
19:05Attempt blocked. Ceri Holland (Liverpool Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:59Attempt missed. Leanne Kiernan (Liverpool Women) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:59Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) with an attempt from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vivianne Miedema with a through ball.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:56Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Teagan Micah.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:57Attempt saved. Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:57Attempt blocked. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Leila Ouahabi with a cross.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:56Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:53Attempt blocked. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mary Fowler.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:53Foul by Marie-Therese Höbinger (Liverpool Women).
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:46First Half begins.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
18:15Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Manchester City vs Liverpool
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