Our 1-1 draw at Arsenal last time out, coupled with City's win over Everton, saw a change at the top of the WSL for the first time in several weeks.

Yet instead of reading into what the table says at this stage of the campaign, Bompastor says tough competition is what's needed for the Blues and in the women's game.

'The league is really competitive here,' explained the head coach. 'I understand from an outside point of view that last season, maybe the competition was not that high because we finished in a really strong position, 12 points ahead of everyone.

'But for us, it always felt that every weekend was tough and the competition was high. Nothing has changed this season. We know a lot of teams in this league can compete for the title.

'The title race has been really tough, and Man City are now at the top of the table, but it doesn't change anything for us. We are still early in the season. We know what we want to achieve, and we keep this in mind. We are focused on achieving our goals, and we are still in a good position for that.

'It's really good for the women's game to have that competition and to have many teams who are in the title race and compete at the highest level with us.'

Liverpool's season began tragically with the death of their former head coach – and former Chelsea manager – Matt Beard on 20 September. Those across football continue to mourn the loss of a hugely influential figure in the development of the women's game.

On the pitch, the Reds endured a tough start to the campaign but secured their first point of the season after a 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday.

Gareth Taylor's side are currently second from bottom in the table, but Bompastor feels their league position doesn't tell the whole story.

'First of all, I want to say that Gareth is a really good coach, continued Bompastor. 'I think when you look at Liverpool's performances, you can already see his style, the way he wants the team to play, and it just shows how good he is as a coach because it's never easy to implement your ideas at a new club.

'For that reason, he's doing well. When you look at their results, I don't think the place in the table reflects the performances they're having. In most of their games, they lost only by a one-goal margin. That means they are pretty good and not conceding a lot of goals. I'm also aware of the fact it's been pretty tough for them on and off the pitch.

'They are probably facing a transitional year and have had very tough moments in the club this season – and I'm with them in the tough moments they’ve had off the pitch.'