After a Women's Super League season that saw Chelsea crowned title winners on goal difference, runners-up Manchester City would love nothing more than to unseat the champions. The curtain comes up on the new campaign on Friday when Chelsea start WSL life without their feted manager Emma Hayes,

City’s maiden WSL triumph came in 2016, a win that many expected to kickstart an era of dominance similar to the men’s side. A second title remains elusive, though, with last season’s second-place finish an agonising reminder of how tiny margins can make all the difference after City finished one goal behind Chelsea,