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Suzanne’s report has just arrived and I’m going to say good night. This is without a doubt the most exciting WSL title race ever. Manchester United are in the lead but honestly any of the four teams can lift the title.

best of all of you. Catch you soon.

For those of you who haven’t seen the winner of the match, here it is:

Here’s top scorer Alessia Russo:

I’m sizzling. These are the games that mean a lot. Obviously, Arsenal is a great team. Every game until the end of the season is going to be huge.

We didn’t support ourselves against the big teams, and now we know how good we are.

[On her goal] I just wanted to try to get into the penalty area and it was a great ball. I seem to fall when I’m shooting at the moment. I was just happy to see it hit the back of the net.

Tonight we were really proud. Credit to all players and staff. Now we have to get ready. There is always a commotion in our changing room. The team dynamic is really special.

This is the player of the match, Ove Mannion:

No words at all. My voice went a little. Every part of my body convulsed.

It was a game of two halves. We felt like we couldn’t get into a rhythm but we felt we deserved it. The last five minutes, I can’t tell you what that was like. I’d look everyone in the eye and say, “Come on, we can do this.”

I am so happy. My body was hanging at the end.

End time: Manchester United 1-0 Arsenal

United are moving four points clear at the World Series of Poker lead. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t always coherent. But when it mattered, they did enough and scored the decisive goal in the first half through the ruthless Rosso.

They became the third team after Chelsea and Manchester City to achieve the double over Arsenal and they fully deserved the win.

Arsenal are not good enough and must now lick their wounds as they prepare for their Champions League semi-final against Wolfsburg. Will they have a Williamson?

More feedback to come.

90 + 7 min: The ear punches are obvious and it falls to Zinsberger, who pins and hits the ball! It ties it in really well and I miss the top right corner!

All eyes are on the ball as Arsenal goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger (right) whistles wide of the post. PHOTO: JAMES WHITEHEAD/SPP/Shutterstock Zinsberger reacts after going close to a stunning equaliser. Photograph: Molly Darlington/Reuters

Updated 21.26 BST

90 + 7 minutes: Arsenal’s last chance now. Belova has a chance to cross as she whips it to the near post. Manion licked for a corner. Zinzsberger comes for it.

yellow! Manchester United (Blondel, 90+6)

A tactical foul Blundell appears in the book. More importantly, she killed a quick break for Arsenal.

90 + 5 minutes: Despite the lack of a sitter in the first half, Mannion was recognized as the player of the match.

90 + 4 minutes: Arsenal shorten before hitting it with a better angle. Lots of white shirts in the blender. Maanum takes a swing at it but can’t connect. Petit nodded to keep it alive and recycled to the right but the attack peters out when the ball rolls in for a goal kick.

90 + 3 minutes: Corner for Arsenal.

90 + 2 min: What were United playing there? Zelem tries to protect the ball for a goal kick but it entangles itself and Maanum almost steals it right on the goal line! United managed to clear and he could breathe again.

90 + 1 min.: Thomas has it and she has one thing on her mind: put her in the corner. She didn’t reach her destination but she steals another minute. Williams wins it into the corner and keeps it there. United fans start to take out Ole’s team.

90 minutes: seven minutes added. United are very close to going four points clear at the top.

90 minutes: Zelim shows her nose. Again, catch the loose ball and then flick it into the corner, like a rugby union fly-half.

89 min: Very good from Zelem who controls a loose ball and chips in an awkward area down the left. Galton can’t get him back but that keeps Arsenal where United want them to be.

88 min: Double substitution for United. Paris, who was fantastic tonight, makes way for Scotland striker, Thomas. Toone, who had not been as impressive, was replaced by the more defensive Turner.

86 minutes: disappointing from Ma’noum. She goes for power set but lacks either, lifting that free kick high and wide.

yellow! Manchester United (Batley, 85)

Unlucky, but this is a clear handball. It’s about 25 yards to the immediate left of center. Arsenal should test the Earps from here.

83 min: Clever work from Williams saw her beat the Arsenal defender and win a corner kick.

The ball has gone around the penalty area and Arsenal is empty.

The situation heats up as Arsenal look to play it fast but United’s players get in the way. A bit of argy-bargy.

81 minutes: Crunch! Beattie sneaks in to slip and tackle Williams who is freed with a fine pass down the left flank. But Betty stayed on the floor. Ouch! When she falls, her face hits the artificial turf. She moves her shoulder very carefully. This was a brutal contest.

Oof. Photograph: Simon Marber/Pennsylvania

Updated at 21.17 GMT

80 min: Arsenals No. 1 is good.

79 min: What happened here? Zinsberger at the bottom. I’m not sure what exactly happened but the Arsenal doctor is keeping an eye on her. knee again?

78 min: Zlem takes the challenge out and takes him to Paris on the right. She cuts her left foot and doesn’t look comfortable. However, it rings in a flat, steady cross. United keep it alive but in the end Zinsberger has his hands on the ball.

77 min: Both teams are now ready to respond. As a result, they cancel each other out. Arsenal with more of the ball this half but they are yet to get behind the United line.

76 min: Le Tissier slides to clear a promising through ball. She is busy for 15 minutes.

75 minutes: Good from Arsenal. They go from coast to coast. Blackstenius is placed within the area on the right. She chooses to shoot the first time but skips because she doesn’t. There is no force in the shot and Earps falls to her left, choking her.

73 min: Gio comes on. The replacement has been replaced. Maybe it’s because she’s wearing yellow and throwing herself. Come Judy Taylor.

72 minutes: There is a delay as Erbes catches her breath. I was shocked when she claimed that cross.

71 min: Rachel Williams puts on her jacket. I’ve scored in each of the previous two substitute matches. She makes up for tonight’s top scorer, Russo.

70 min: Belova has the ball in the box but looks up and sees three red shirts. She turns back and finds a teammate, but the cursed cross is meandering and high enough for the Earps to call out and get it.

69 minutes: Arsenal’s time is running out. United know that winning, even if by a narrow margin, would be massive. There is movement on both seats.

68 min: A very clever footwork from Ladd that sees them wriggle through the compact space in midfield. Then Batlle feeds down right. She has plenty of time to pick one of her three teammates into the box but she’s finished.

Updated at 20.47 GMT

66 min: It’s a good ball but nobody runs far. This isn’t the first time I’ve written that tonight.

66 min: The assistant referee waves her flag after Galton slipped on Martez. Good opportunity for Arsenal to swing down the right.

65 min: Brilliant from Arsenal. They found an extra gear and pressed high. So high that the Earps had to pace their clearing kick, and having lost the ball just before, Arsenal recovered it.

64 min: A gentle ball over the top gives Rosso something to chase but Wubben-Moy’s big boot knocks him out.

62 minutes: Arsenal win a corner now. What a team talk in half time it must be. It’s a good delivery to the backspin but the Earps hide it away. In fact, it was quite a blow because it was rambling backwards.

Manchester United goalkeeper Marie Erbes kicked the ball clear. Photo: James Whitehead/SPP/Shutterstock

Updated at 20.55 GMT

61 min: Earps’ sloppy pass from a goal kick gives the ball to Arsenal. That was really bad. Belova shoots from inside the area, but is blocked. Arsenal pressing.

59 min: Arsenal’s pressure now gains the lead in midfield. They keep the ball steady in United’s half and Belova has a chance to swing her boot at a loose rebound into the area. It’s a wild hack and the ball rolls in for a goal kick. However, they definitely come close.

58 min: Catelli’s ball from the left wing to Belova is a good ball. It is this turn that allows Belova to run so far off her mark. The ball moves properly but the offside call stops this attack.

57 min: Arsenal put together a great move into the right corner but the cross takes a long time and when it happens there is no one there to meet it.

56 minutes: A slight lull in the match. The wind seems to have died down, too. Perhaps the calm before the storm?

54 min: United are great with possession. They move with confidence and work all the way to Paris which has Toone running on the overlap below right. But it’s miles a sneak.

52 min: Arsenal certainly revitalize with a bigger cloud. They will need that if they are to break even. United slow things down despite delaying the Earps before launching a long ball into Paris.

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