WSL talking points: Beard remembered as ‘incredible human’ on sombre weekend

<p>While tributes poured in for the former Liverpool manager, Katie Reid, Aggie Beever-Jones and Rosa Kafaji all produced moments of excellence</p><p>Katie Reid impressed again as she helped Arsenal <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2025/sep/21/manchester-united-v-arsenal-womens-super-league-live?page=with%3Ablock-68d01dad8f08e4203c9a8fb8#block-68d01dad8f08e4203c9a8fb8">keep a clean sheet</a> against a Manchester United side that had scored nine times in their opening two league games. The 18-year-old centre-back has stepped up to the starting XI in the absence of the injured Leah Williamson. “She’s really good,” said the Arsenal manager, Renée Slegers. “She has a growth mindset, so she always wants to learn and wants to get better. But doing those things in your safe environment [at] training where everything is isolated, that’s something; coming out into the Women’s Super League and doing that on such a high level against top opposition, top players, I’m just so impressed with her. We knew that she could do this and this is the type of player she is.” <strong>TG</strong></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/22/wsl-talking-points-matt-beard-tributes-arsenal-manchester-united-chelsea-tottenham">Continue reading...</a>