Manchester City enjoyed a third win out of three Women’s Champions League group-stage games with victory over Hammarby but the English side now face an anxious wait to learn whether or not the England winger Lauren Hemp will be available for Saturday’s hotly-anticipated top-of-the-table clash with Chelsea.

Hemp was unable to play in Tuesday’s meeting with the Swedish visitors because of a potential, as yet unspecified injury, the Manchester City head coach, Gareth Taylor, revealed following the game, where second-half goals from the youngsters Laura Blindkilde Brown and Aoba Fujino give his side a deserved 2-0 victory in Hemp’s absence.