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Women's Super League top two Manchester United and Chelsea meet at Kingsmeadow on Sunday with the Red Devils looking to end a poor run against the Blues.

"Of course there will be emotions on the day - that's what we expect in a big game. "They're not going to have as many chances at the other end to get back in front. "We know the magnitude of this, but it's just another game. "You have to win your battles and we didn't do that," Hayes said on Sunday. "We've been in this rodeo before," he said. That's what I am going to expect in this game." This season, United's only league defeat came in a 3-1 loss to Chelsea at Leigh Sports Village in November. We have to match that, if not go above that. Two stunning Sam Kerr volleys helped the Blues to victory, but only after a scare. It could still be a historic season on several fronts for Skinner and United. The nadir for Marc Skinner's side came in September 2021, losing 6-1 at home to Chelsea. Across their eight games since 2018, Chelsea have scored 21 goals to just seven by United.

Manchester United fielded the same XI that were embarrassed 7-0 at Liverpool on Sunday. This time, they got the result, rolling over Real Betis 4-1.

Ten Hag said the aim was to move on as quickly as possible from the nightmare against Liverpool and, despite a sticky spell after Real Betis got their equaliser, he got what he wanted. [Villarreal](/soccer/team?id=102) in LaLiga (1:30 p.m. The former [Manchester City](/soccer/team?id=382) goalkeeper let Fernandes' header shoot through his hands. Both the manager and the fans wanted a reaction after the defeat to Liverpool, and Fernandes was first in line. Ten Hag has won praise for his man management this season, and his move after the humiliation at Anfield was to send out the same team against Real Betis. A one- or two-goal deficit might have been manageable, but after losing 4-1, the tie is all but decided. If the Man United fans who turned up on a snowy Manchester night had underestimated Real Betis, they won't now. Real Betis were level at 1-1 at half-time after on-loan [Leicester City](/soccer/team?id=375) forward [Ayoze Perez](http://espnfc.com/player/_/id/192133/Ayoze-Pérez) equalised, but United scored three times in the second half to make some amends for the 7-0 defeat at Anfield last weekend. I want to make clear to you, our fans, that I share your bitter disappointment about the result and the players have been left in no doubt that we cannot tolerate what we saw in the second half on Sunday." He has faced calls to be stripped of his role as one of United's captains but, backed by manager Erik ten Hag at his news conference on Wednesday, the United took the tie away from Real Betis with an impressive display in the second half and Fernandes was at the centre of most of it. Wearing the armband just as he did at Anfield, Fernandes was involved in United's early first goal when his cross could only be cleared into Rashford's path.

MANCHESTER UNITED got Real last night as they put the horror show at Anfield behind them.That 7-0 defeat to their bitterest rivals Liverpool had cast.

He was trying to block a clearance but on the replay it looked bad, still he got away with it. In the 69th minute he followed through with a challenge and caught goalkeeper Bravo’s on the shin. Having been found by Fernandes on the right he cut inside and curled a shot with his left foot into the far top corner. He was excellent all night. Juanmi controlled the ball with his chest, although the ball also ran down his arm, and laid it off for Leicester City’s on loan Perez to fire a cross shot past David de Gea and into the far bottom corner. It was his cross that first helped set up the opener as the ball deflected off Juanmi to Rashford who took a touch to evade the same player and blast a shot into the near top corner.

Marcus Rashford and Antony led the way as Manchester United earned a cathartic 4-1 win over Real Betis.

[scored a much-needed goal on a personal level](https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/tears-wout-weghorst-man-utd-striker-emotion-goal-drought-real-betis/blt8b6407aec66e304b) to put the Red Devils in a really strong position heading into next week's second leg in Seville. [Juanmi appeared to control the ball with his arm in the build-up](https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/fraudulent-decision-why-real-betis-goal-against-man-utd-allowed-to-stand-despite-juanmi-possible-handball-build-up/blt88f21980ecf844fd). [with a thumping finish early in the game](https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/watch-marcus-rashford-man-utd-embarrassment-goal-six-minutes-real-betis/blt169c7f2b07371422), setting the tone for what was to come from a reinvigorated attack.

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Kerr now has 13 goals in her last 11 appearances for club and country, and Manchester United are one of her favourite teams to play against. They are still yet to concede a goal from a set piece, and their goalkeeper Mary Earps was recently named the best in the world at the Best FIFA Football Awards. And the Spaniard will likely want to be particularly wary of Chelsea’s Reiten who is having her best ever season in a Blues shirt. United will want to be extra wary of losing the ball in her vicinity. That might play into United’s hands with Chelsea quickly falling apart against Arsenal in the Continental Cup final after they went 2-1 down Despite having the highest passes allow per defensive action of the top four and ranking only seventh in the league when it comes to high turnovers, they have benefited from three errors leading to shots this season. Manchester United have never beaten Chelsea (D1 L7) and there would be no better time for them to start than now. Manchester United meanwhile seem to have recovered from the slight slump in form they faced prior to the most recent international break. She’s more than capable performing the defensive side of her duties too. With eight matches of the season left, they are beginning to get tantalisingly close to what would be a historic league win. A win in south-west London for the Reds could change all of that. They regularly seem to be forced into unnecessary errors against Chelsea, with last season’s 6-1 loss at Leigh Sports Village a case in point.

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