Van de Donk seals London City win over Man United in WSL curtain-raiser

LONDON, Sept 4 : London City Lionesses underlined why many expect them to challenge the top of the Women's Super League this season, beating Manchester United 2-1 in Friday's curtain-raiser after a summer spending spree transformed the ambitions of the club.London City took the lead in the ninth minute when United's Julia Zigiotti Olme headed the ball into her own net from a corner and looked set for a comfortable victory when Dutch international Danielle van de Donk, one of a host of high-profile arrivals, doubled the advantage in the 82nd minute with a flick home of Delphine Cascarino's low ball.United - with Eva Olid making her WSL debut less than a month after she was hired as manager - struck with the final kick of the game as Simi Awujo slotted a low effort into the bottom corner, bu