Alessia Russo reacts to scoring first Man Utd Women WSL hat trick v Leicester

Maya Le Tissier was delighted to see her team-mate on the scoresheet three times.

Having expressed her satisfaction with the victory, the defender also shared the Reds’ disappointment to not keep a clean sheet, as Leicester denied our pursuit of a third shutout in four matches with a goal early in the second half.

“You could see that with the result [that it was a composed performance],” Le Tissier explained to MUTV.

“We’re very disappointed with the goal we conceded, a silly goal. Frustrating, but we got five goals and Lessi got a hat-trick so it’s a good day.

“Our job is to keep the ball out of the net, and we didn’t do that today on one occasion. If we want to be the best team we can, we need to make sure that doesn’t go in the back of the net,” our no.15 added.

“But five goals for all the attackers, we’re really happy with that.”