Manager has helped revive the women’s team after a decline in interest and is working to make them competitive once again
Only five years ago
Liverpool were at the top of the women’s game having won back-to-back titles but since then they have steadily slipped away from the upper echelons of the Women’s Super League. With the club seemingly paying less attention to its women’s team than before, rivals such as
Chelsea and
Manchester City have leapfrogged the side that ended Arsenal’s league domination.
The decline of the women’s team came to a head at the start of last season, with the manager Neil Redfearn having to rebuild after a player exodus, then leaving after one game in charge, frustrated by the lack of support from the club. In the hour of need Liverpool turned to the development squad manager, Vicky Jepson, Redfearn’s assistant, to step up and take charge of the newly recruited players in an attempt to put things right.