Khadija Shaw grabbed two goals in her first game back after over two months, helping Manchester City snag an important win in the Women’s Super League against Liverpool. Shaw had a leg injury back in December, but she made a strong comeback by scoring twice in the first half, solidifying her spot as the top scorer in the WSL. After her first goal, the Jamaican forward raised her fist in a ‘black power’ salute while looking down, showing her reaction to the racist abuse she faced after her team’s loss to Arsenal last month.

Jill Roord added a third goal right around the hour mark, and shortly after, Gracie Prior scored her first senior goal with a bizarre shot that got the City team fired up, especially since they had lost four out of their last six league matches. This win keeps City close to the Champions League spots, just two points behind third-placed Arsenal. On the flip side, Liverpool is in seventh place, still nine points away from the relegation zone.

Khadija Shaw speaking to Sky Sports:

“Definitely good to get back on the scoresheet after a difficult couple of days. The team did well and I’m happy to keep scoring.
“I think for me it’s just knowing where the goal is and even on the second one I just told myself I’m just going to turn and put my foot through it. Me and Mary [Fowler] have been working, working, working to get that connection. When she came into the team, we spoke about it, she’s playing wide so when she cuts in I just have to be ready because I know she will try to find me.
“[Fowler] has been fantastic. I think you see the way she plays, she has the confidence. She’s a young player but she plays with a lot of experience. I try to keep encouraging her and she’s just doing the bits she can at the top of the pitch and it’s working at the moment.
“I approach every game the same, try to help the team, I’m the focal point, so I just try to work as hard as I can and I know when the ball goes wide I have to be ready because they’re going to put it in. Two goals for me tonight and we keep going.”