Man City striker hits milestone as title hopes boosted in West Ham rout

23 seconds. That's all it took for Manchester City to send a message to their rivals in the Women's Super League title race.

It was the perfect nerve-settler for Taylor's side, with fans duly erupting into a chorus of Domenico Modugno's 'Volare', reworked to include the name of City's goalscorer. And the party atmosphere in east Manchester only intensified when the talismanic Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw doubled the hosts' advantage in the third minute.

West Ham did threaten to reduce the deficit with their first real attack of the game, with Viviane Asseyi arriving at the back post to poke a dangerous cross goalwards. However, City goalkeeper Khiara Keating - declared fit after withdrawing from the England squad with a knee problem earlier this month - was alive to the danger and smartly parried the ball to safety.

As the visitors tried to work their way back into the contest, Ueki should have done just that after getting in behind the City back line, with the Japan international unable to beat the lively Keating, who stood her ground well to turn the ball to safety.

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