Khadija Shaw scores on return after abuse ordeal as City reach quarter-final Khadija Shaw made her return to action for Manchester City, scoring their third goal in a 3-1 win against Leicester, after she sat out their midweek League Cup semi-final against Arsenal to protect her mental wellbeing after racist and misogynistic abuse received online.
City released a statement on Tuesday condemning the abuse of their record goalscorer after City’s 4-3 defeat by Arsenal in the Women’s Super League last weekend and announcing it was being investigated.
At the Joie Stadium, Shaw was on the bench for the FA Cup fifth-round match and entered in the second half with City 2-0 up thanks to goals from Leila Ouahabi and the new signing Kerolin.
Shaw added City’s third 13 minutes after coming on before Nelly Las pulled one back.
Liverpool were made to sweat by third-tier Rugby Borough, Marie Höbinger opening the scoring in the 84th minute and Mia Enderby adding a second in added time.
