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Our Player of the Match was 'just phenomenal!'

Maya Le Tissier and co clapping fans after United Women draw with Man City

Elisabeth Terland's 89th-minute equaliser, levelling the scores after Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw's opener for Manchester City, was a reward for a battling team performance that head coach Eva Olid thought deserved more.

Our Player-of-the-Match poll at the full-time whistle highlighted the contributions of goalscorer Terland, defensive trio Dominique Janssen, Maya Le Tissier and Hanna Lundkvist, plus goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, who made several important saves on the evening.

The quintet made up a five-strong shortlist for the award, which we can now reveal has been won by captain Le Tissier, who scooped a majority 47 per cent of the votes.

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Players celebrate goal v Man City

Our skipper's physical battle with City scorer Shaw was a real theme of the contest, and the defender wouldn't have known whether a second-half shot from ex-Red Grace Clinton was going in or not, before thwarting the clear-cut opportunity by clearing Clinton's strike from under the crossbar.

Maya becomes the sixth player to top our Women's Player-of-the-Match poll this season, finishing ahead of Terland (37 per cent), whose late goal was recognised with the Barclays WSL's corresponding prize.

Tullis-Joyce (seven per cent), Lundkvist (five per cent) and Janssen (four per cent) were also appreciated by fans for their efforts in reducing the league's most potent attack, before the weekend, to a single goal.

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WHAT FANS ARE SAYING

The reaction to Sunday's result has been positive on social media, with supporters impressed by the way the Reds took the game to reigning champions City. Here are some of our favourite comments...

@ditzy.dumbbelle: 100% the better team tonight, absolutely fantastic game to watch. I've got a very happy daughter too after her shoutout, an appearance in the programme & getting to watch Tooney play. Lost for words for Maya tonight, just phenomenal!

@ellie_green2002: The fight and determination always. That felt like a win tonight. Proud of you girls.

@jinxjaxx: When a draw feels like a win. Some of the best football I’ve seen from United in a while, and they really look like a team in the ascendancy. Bravo.

@digitally_designd: What a gritty team performance, it's another layer of the foundations being built by Eva and the team. If we had lost, it would've been a travesty, but a draw is a fair result and bonus we've ended City's unbeaten run. Well done ladies, a lot of character was shown out there today.

@johnleirvaag: A well-played match. Good performance in total. Guts, determination and tight in formation.

@loumcelaney: Well fought to get the tie in the dying moments of the game! Love the fight!

@thetortoisenotthehare: Just love what Eva Olid is doing with this team. The philosophy and the leadership.

Comments sourced from @manutdwomen posts on Instagram.