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Liverpool woe goes on after Jepson axe

- By KATHRYN BATTE

1 LiverpooL’s decision to part company with manager vicky Jepson halfway through a transfer window and five days before their biggest game of the season failed to pay off… unsurprisi­ngly. The reds were beaten 2-1 by league leaders Leicester and their promotion hopes look all but over. The club must show ambition in the summer and appoint a manager with experience. Carla Ward or Jayne Ludlow would fit the bill. 2 everTon will receive a record transfer fee when Damaris egurrola completes a move to Lyon. The Champions League winners have triggered a release clause, believed to be £100,000. egurrola has impressed since joining the Toffees in the summer with manager Willie Kirk saying she will leave with the club’s best wishes. 3 pLAUDiTs must go to Bristol City for accommodat­ing Tanya oxtoby’s maternity leave while appointing Matt Beard to take over on a temporary basis for the rest of the season. Beard has the difficult task of trying to get the club off the bottom of the table. A 4-0 defeat at everton wasn’t the ideal start.

4 DespiTe their manager self-isolating at home and a host of first-team stars sidelined with injuries and Covid issues, Manchester City still put seven goals past a poor Aston villa side. villa’s defending left a lot to be desired and, should Bristol City start performing under Beard, the Midlanders may soon be looking over their shoulder. 5AnoTHer

American will arrive in Manchester after City confirmed the signing of Us internatio­nal Abby Dahlkemper. The central defender has 62 caps and has won three national Women’s soccer League titles. it will be interestin­g to see what this means for steph Houghton, Gemma Bonner and Alex Greenwood. The trio have been regular centre-back choices, but Dahlkemper will not be content with a place on the bench.

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