Player of the month

Alessia Russo named December Player of the Month

Alessia Russo has been voted our women’s Player of the Month for December.

She scored twice as we beat Aston Villa 4-0 at Emirates Stadium early in the month, and got another brace away to Valerenga in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.

Russo scored the only goal of the game in our 1-0 win at Liverpool and got another in a 3-2 win at home to Bayern Munich.

Her strikes helped to propel us to the top of Group C in the Champions League and to keep the pressure on Manchester City and Chelsea in the Barclays Women’s Super League.