Man Utd Women 3-0 Burnley Women: Schüller double seals comfortable Players Cup win at Leigh
Man Utd Women made it four wins from four in the WSL Players Cup group stage with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Burnley Women at Leigh Sports Village, continuing their perfect start in the competition in style.
Ellen Wangerheim opened the scoring on 29 minutes to give the hosts a deserved lead going into half-time. Burnley made a change at the break, bringing on Rachel Williams for Jamie Finn, as they looked to find a way back into the contest, while United also freshened things up with Dominique Janssen replacing Andrea Medina.
The game was put to bed in the closing stages as Lea Schüller took centre stage.
Burnley saw two players booked late on, with Brenna Mcpartlan cautioned on 77 minutes and Brooke Cairns following her into referee's book three minutes later as the visitors' frustration grew. Schüller herself picked up a yellow card deep into added time, but it did nothing to take the shine off her two-goal contribution.
United made full use of their bench throughout the second half, with Emma Watson, Jayde Riviere, Celin Bizet Dønnum and Jessica Anderson all introduced as changes continued to flow, while Burnley also rotated through their replacements in search of a response that never came.
The win keeps United top of their Players Cup group on 12 points from four unbeaten games, a perfect WWWW in the competition, while Burnley remain down in 13th place in the standings having now lost two of their last three in the group. It capped a fine week for United in all competitions, who head into this fixture on the back of a WWWWD run including league wins over Liverpool and Charlton Athletic either side of a cup win away at Liverpool and a draw with Manchester City.
With another big scoreline at Leigh Sports Village, United's attacking strength in this competition continues to stand out, and Schüller's double on the night underlines just how clinical they have been in front of goal throughout this Players Cup campaign.
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