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WOMEN'S SUPER LEAGUE ROUND-UP: Pressure increases on Gareth Taylor as Aston Villa lose to Manchester City... while Ashleigh Neville scores wonder strike as Tottenham beat Leicester

There was plenty of entertainment on Sunday following the return of the Women's Super League.

Sportsmail's Kathryn Batte assesses the key talking points from Sunday's games.

Manchester City suffered an opening-day defeat at Aston Villa to increase the pressure on boss Gareth Taylor.

Gareth Taylor is under increased pressure after Manchester City's defeat to Aston Villa

There is concern around the blue half of Manchester after losing key players in the summer and their performance at Villa did little to quell those anxieties. Alisha Lehmann gave the hosts the lead with a composed finish after City had given the ball away on the edge of their box.