Kirsty Hanson netted United's first goal of the campaign in front of the returning United fans at Leigh Sports Village on 39 minutes, latching onto Ella Toone's pass before producing a finish that found the bottom corner.
After the break, Ona Batlle doubled the lead to ensure that we would pick up all three points from our 2021/22 season opener, making for a winning start to new head coach Marc Skinner's reign.
The new head coach handed debuts to three summer signings on the league's opening night with Hannah Blundell, Aoife Mannion and Vilde Boe Risa all named in his first starting XI of the campaign.