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 Manchester United today in the WSL:
Manchester City WFC 2 - 4 Manchester United WFC
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:45Match ends, Manchester City Women 2, Manchester United Women 4.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:44Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 2, Manchester United Women 4.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:44Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Rachel Williams.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:43Offside, Manchester United Women. Melvine Malard is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:43Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Kerstin Casparij.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:47Attempt missed. Grace Clinton (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:41Attempt blocked. Grace Clinton (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:39Attempt blocked. Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:37Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:41Attempt blocked. Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mary Fowler with a cross.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:36Attempt blocked. Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:36Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Millie Turner.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:33Substitution, Manchester City Women. Lily Murphy replaces Jessica Park.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:33Substitution, Manchester United Women. Rachel Williams replaces Celin Bizet Ildhusøy.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:28Grace Clinton (Manchester United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:28Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:25Attempt saved. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from very close range is saved.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:25Substitution, Manchester United Women. Grace Clinton replaces Ella Toone.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:25Substitution, Manchester City Women. Laura Blindkilde Brown replaces Vivianne Miedema.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:25Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mary Fowler with a cross.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:25Attempt blocked. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:21Attempt saved. Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:20Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Anna Sandberg.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:16Attempt saved. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:16Attempt missed. Laia Aleixandri (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:14Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Maya Le Tissier.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:14Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Jayde Riviere.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:14Substitution, Manchester United Women. Anna Sandberg replaces Gabrielle George.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:14Substitution, Manchester United Women. Melvine Malard replaces Elisabeth Terland.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:10Offside, Manchester United Women. Celin Bizet Ildhusøy is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:10Offside, Manchester United Women. Leah Galton is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:07Foul by Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:07Attempt missed. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yui Hasegawa with a cross.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:07Attempt saved. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:07Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jessica Park.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:01Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
20:00Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:59Gabrielle George (Manchester United Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:59Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:59Attempt blocked. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:54Hand ball by Millie Turner (Manchester United Women).
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:54Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:54Delay in match because of an injury Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women).
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:53Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Manchester United Women 4. Ella Toone (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elisabeth Terland.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:52Second Half begins Manchester City Women 2, Manchester United Women 3.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:37First Half ends, Manchester City Women 2, Manchester United Women 3.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:40Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:37Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:35Goal! Manchester City Women 2, Manchester United Women 3. Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) header from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mary Fowler with a cross following a corner.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:34Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Maya Le Tissier.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:34Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:33Attempt saved. Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:33Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:31Attempt saved. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:30Jill Roord (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:28Attempt saved. Celin Bizet Ildhusøy (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:28Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Manchester United Women 3. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mary Fowler with a cross.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:32Attempt missed. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:26Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Gabrielle George.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:26Attempt missed. Dominique Janssen (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:25Offside, Manchester City Women. Mary Fowler is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:23Goal! Manchester City Women 0, Manchester United Women 3. Ella Toone (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:23Attempt missed. Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:23Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:23Foul by Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women).
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:21Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:20Attempt missed. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:16Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Millie Turner.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:16Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:12Attempt blocked. Vivianne Miedema (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jill Roord.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:11Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:10Delay in match because of an injury Khiara Keating (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:09Goal! Manchester City Women 0, Manchester United Women 2. Leah Galton (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elisabeth Terland following a corner.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:09Corner, Manchester United Women. Conceded by Kerstin Casparij.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:06Attempt saved. Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:04Offside, Manchester United Women. Celin Bizet Ildhusøy is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:04Leila Ouahabi (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:02Goal! Manchester City Women 0, Manchester United Women 1. Ella Toone (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elisabeth Terland.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:02Attempt missed. Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hinata Miyazawa.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
19:02Attempt missed. Leah Galton (Manchester United Women) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ella Toone.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
18:57Offside, Manchester City Women. Jessica Park is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
18:57Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
18:57Delay in match (Manchester City Women).
Manchester City vs Manchester United
18:50Jessica Park (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
18:50Foul by Gabrielle George (Manchester United Women).
Manchester City vs Manchester United
18:49Attempt saved. Ella Toone (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
18:50Offside, Manchester United Women. Ella Toone is caught offside.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
18:49Attempt missed. Elisabeth Terland (Manchester United Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Celin Bizet Ildhusøy.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
18:47First Half begins.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
18:15Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Manchester City vs Manchester United
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