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What a difference a year makes.

It was only 12 months ago that Manchester United condemned Liverpool to their 11th Women's Super League (WSL) defeat of the season at Prenton Park, with Lucia Garcia's strike sealing the points for the high-flying visitors.

Though the margin of victory was small, the gulf between the two teams could scarcely have been bigger.

The result ensured Matt Beard's side would finish the campaign 33 points behind their much-vaunted archrivals, who had also beaten them 6-0 in the reverse fixture a few months prior.

Though there can be no denying United have underperformed in the WSL this season, the fact they now find themselves three points behind Beard's side demonstrates just how impressive Liverpool's second campaign back in the top flight has been.

The Reds' transformation has been so seismic, in fact, that Sunday's triumph was not even their most noteworthy victory of the week.

That is double the tally posted by the Reds against the same opponents last season, with only Arsenal and league leaders Manchester City (both with 16 points) having bettered them in that department this term.

Of course, the reasons for this upturn in form are well-documented.

"If you have that belief in yourself and what we can do, this is the end result."

Indeed, Liverpool's end result this season will surely have surprised even the most optimistic of Reds supporters.

Beard will also hope his have managed to extract some vital learnings from this season.,

Despite notable successes against many of the 'Big Four', dropped points against Everton, West Ham United and relegated Bristol City have prevented what has been an exciting campaign for the Reds from becoming a truly extraordinary one.

With the standard of the WSL increasing year-on-year, the margin for error is narrowing rapidly and the need to make every game - and even every goal - count is becoming increasingly pressing.

Still, when the sun sets on this season, Liverpool will be able to look back on a job well done and will hope that this is just the start of a bright new dawn for a club that should always strive to be mixing with Europe's elite.


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