Just as she had done in the reverse fixture in November at Goodison Park, Snoeijs broke the deadlock when she fired past Rachael Laws. Holmgaard then asserted control of the tie when she stole in at the back post to double the Toffees' advantage with 20 minutes left on the clock.

It was not pretty, but United got the job done, qualifying for the Champions League for the second time in their seven-year existence

With one game left, United are third in the table on 44 points, four ahead of City and one point behind Arsenal, who have a game in hand.