The Gunners have already been in action plenty this season, playing three matches in the qualifying rounds of the UEFA Women’s Champions League. Victories over Rangers and Rosenborg were followed by a surprise 1-0 defeat to Swedish outfit BK Hacken on Wednesday, with the return leg taking place next week.
They now turn their attention to an incredibly challenging start to the domestic campaign, with last season’s Conti Cup winners welcoming Man City to the Emirates Stadium.
Man City were also in European action midweek as they search for Champions League qualification and they put five unanswered goals past Paris FC to all but secure their spot in the continent’s premier competition.
With Emma Hayes having left Chelsea, Gareth Taylor will be hoping that this is the year his Man City side leapfrog the Blues in the table. They have finished second to the west London outfit in three of the last five seasons, coming behind Chelsea on goal difference alone in 2023/24.
