Nothing separated the sides in a game tightly contested in midfield and full of half chances, but lacking enough clinical quality in the final third of the pitch.
There were two changes from the team that started Thursday night’s historic Champions League win over Brann, seeing Fridolina Rolfo make her full United debut and Celin Bizet Donnum returning to the line-up after being ruled out midweek. Jayde Riviere dropped out of the squad with a minor injury niggle, while hat-trick hero Elisabeth Terland began among the substitutes.
A United record crowd of 8,665 at Leigh Sports Village fell silent before kick-off, as touching tribute was paid to Matt Beard, the former Chelsea, West Ham and Liverpool manager, who passed away at the age of 47, and made such a mark on the women's football landscape.