Manchester City maintained their 100% start in the Women’s Champions League group stage as second-half goals from youngsters Laura Blindkilde Brown and Aoba Fujino were enough to beat a determined Hammarby side.

The English top-flight leaders performed below the high standards they have set so far this season but will have been glad to get the job done nonetheless, on a night when they were without the creative influence of the in-form England winger Lauren Hemp. The dogged resistance of the visitors was eventually overcome by the clever passing of the hosts, who stayed top of their group and are well on course for a place in the quarter-finals.