Joe Montemurro welcomes ‘season-defining’ tie with Manchester City

In a season of ups, downs, postponements and wild differences in the number of matches played, it can be hard to pick out the games that will define this Women’s Super League campaign.

However, when Arsenal and Manchester City kick off in Borehamwood on Sunday, it is hard to believe there will be a bigger week for either team. Separated by four points (with Manchester City third and Arsenal fourth with a game in hand), for either side to keep title aspirations alive they will need to win and, counterintuitively, cheer for their opponent later in the week: Arsenal play the leaders, Chelsea, on Wednesday and City host second-placed Manchester United on Friday.

“The WSL is set up for that [season-defining games],�…