Arsenal women Inspire Emery’s Boys as they proceed to Champions league

Katie McCabe scored a late goal for Arsenal against Birmingham City to keep the Gunners one point clear at the top of the Women’s Super League.

The victory saw Arsenal clinch qualification for next year’s Champions League and more importantly, move to within two wins of entering that tournament as champions.

League leaders Arsenal had the better of the chances and thought they had netted earlier when City’s Aoife Mannion cleared the ball off the line and against her own bar after Dominique Bloodworth tried to bundle in an opener.

But after constant pressure on the Birmingham goal, the Gunners, who are chasing a first league title in seven years, got their goal which meant they secured Champions League football for next season.

Arsenal stays top, one point clear of second-placed Manchester City who defeated Liverpool 2-1  while Birmingham remains fourth.

The win and entry into champions league act as a motivation for their male counterparts who are now sitting in fifth place after being displaced by Manchester United over the weekend but still have one game advantage.

Unai Emery’s side is looking at killing one bird using two stones. The first option is trying all means to clock top finish in the premier league while the other option of getting into the champions league is by beating Napoli and going all the way to win the Europa cup.

Arsenal plays Newcastle tonight in a move that will see gunners jump to 3rd place if the win the match.