The Red Devils sealed the win in the 69th minute through Celin Bizet Ildhusoy, moving them above rivals Manchester City and seven points adrift of leaders Chelsea

Manchester United rose to second in the Women's Super League table with a rousing 3-0 win over Brighton as their positive start to 2025 continues.

Manchester United bounced back after crashing out of the League Cup on Wednesday, returning home to Leigh Sports Village and taking down Brighton & Hove Albion to the tune of 3-0. Ella Toone found the scoresheet again in her third start since returning from injury,

A hat-trick by Ella Toone helped Manchester United stun Manchester City by a 4-2 score to leapfrog their rivals in the Women’s Super League. Toone had never found the net against United’s arch nemeses but changed that in a barnstorming derby at Etihad Stadium.

Ella Toone elated after scoring her first goals against Manchester City and helping Manchester United leapfrog their rivals and move up to third in the Womens Super League table: Its a derby, so it means so much.

Toone has scored five goals in three games since returning from injury at the start of this year, including the opener as United beat Brighton at Leigh Sports Village to move second in the Women's Super League. She had been ruled out with a thigh problem in November, that kept her out for the end of 2024.

Ella Toone scores a hat-trick as Manchester United defeats Manchester City 4-2 in a thrilling Womens Super League derby.

Manchester United climbs to second in the Womens Super League with a 3-0 win over Brighton, featuring goals from Toone and Miyazawa.

This was Toone's 10th Manchester derby, but her first goal, and you can see how much it meant to her as she grabbed the badge on her shirt in celebration.

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.

Ella Toone scored a hat-trick as Manchester United stunned Manchester City 4-2 in the Women's Super League to move above their rivals in the table

The England midfielder Ella Toone scored a hat-trick as Manchester United recorded their first away win at Manchester City, in a derby that was defined by an error-strewn display from the young City goalkeeper Khiara Keating.