This season has witnessed a changing of the guard in the Women's Super League. A symbolic baton pass happened on Sunday. Chelsea, the six-time defending champions, handed over their title to Manchester City, the champions in wait.

But this was not a happy handover. It was a siege. Man City are stampeding their way to the 2025/26 title and seem prepared to dismantle anyone in their way. It's a ruthlessness we used to associate with Chelsea themselves.

City's latest takedown, a 5-1 thrashing at the Etihad, proved in no uncertain terms that this is a team on the way to the very top. Sonia Bompastor's Chelsea meanwhile, look like a side on the decline, low on confidence and "not in a good dynamic", as the Frenchwoman put it afterwards.

Bompastor has lost consecutive games for the first time in her managerial career and this was by far Chelsea's worst performance under her. It is as if Man City have become everything Chelsea used to be.

Image: Manchester City's Kerolin celebrates after completing her hat-trick

The completion of Kerolin's hat-trick in the second half was met with chants of "easy, easy, easy"....