City kick-off the new season against their newly-promoted rivals at the Etihad Stadium with more than 20,000 tickets already sold
Saturday may see the first Manchester derby in Women’s Super League history, but it’s already the biggest game of the season, according to City defender Steph Houghton.
Manchester United are newly-promoted to the WSL after finishing top of the Championship in their debut professional season - winning 18 of their 20 matches.
And while last season's champions Arsenal, City and Chelsea have occupied the WSL's top three positions for the past four seasons and are expecting to be challenging again, Houghton says the new local rivalry is exactly what the women's game needs.