Despite taking the lead through Katie Zelem’s penalty, the Reds were pegged back by a quick Manchester City double that saw Jill Roord and Lauren Hemp both get on the scoresheet.
Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw sealed the victory in the second half, with the Reds unable to find a route back into proceedings despite City going down to 10.
Speaking to the media after setting a new record home attendance of 43,615 fans, read what Skinner had to say about a bittersweet evening at the Theatre of Dreams…
WE WIN AND LOSE TOGETHER
“I think we got all we deserved.