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Arsenal 10 points off WSL lead after Manchester City defeat
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A 4–2 defeat has left Arsenal 10th in the WSL, but unnamed club sources told BBC Sport that manager Renee Slegers retains their backing.
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Arsenal lost 4–2 away to Manchester City on Sunday, 4 October 2026, leaving them 10 points behind the Women’s Super League leaders after five matches. They sit 10th and have gone four league games without a win, putting manager Renee Slegers under scrutiny. [1]
Arsenal have won two of their first seven matches in all competitions. Before the City game, they had scored only twice in the WSL; Alessia Russo’s goal in the defeat was her first league goal of the season. BBC Sport says this is the club’s second-worst start to a WSL campaign after five games. [1]
Unnamed sources at Arsenal told BBC Sport that Slegers retained the club’s full backing, while acknowledging that results had not been good enough. Asked about her position after the match, Slegers said she and the club had been aligned in recent days and that she still saw a way forward. [1]
Slegers led Arsenal to the Women’s Champions League title in 2025. They finished second in the WSL the following season but won no trophies. [1]
Slegers said Arsenal would conduct a major review of their season during the international break and hoped the players would return with fresh energy. [1]
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