The 18-year-old England youth international Lily Murphy scored once and provided an assist in an impressive, match-winning display for ­Manchester City that knocked ­Manchester United out of the ­Women’s League Cup.

The victory gave Gareth Taylor’s visitors immediate revenge, in the second Manchester derby in the space of just four days after the error‑strewn 4-2 league defeat against their rivals at the Etihad ­Stadium on Sunday. It also set up a one-legged semi-final away against Arsenal, to be played on 5 or 6 February.

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