Aston Villa fell to a late 3-2 defeat to Manchester United at Poundland Bescot Stadium on Friday night.
Rachel Daly's scored two brilliant first-half goals to send Villa into a 2-1 lead at the break, with Leah Galton on target for United.
The away side equalised midway through the second half through Nikita Parris, before Millie Turner scored the winner deep into added time.
Hannah Hampton had to be at her best throughout the first half but her two saves inside the first two minutes were comfortable, first from Alessia Russo and then Katie Zelem.
Daly's opener after nine minutes was nothing short of exceptional, as he rose to meet Lucy Staniforth's corner and loop a header beautifully into the far corner.
The visitors hit back six minutes later, as Galton tapped home Ona Batlle's cross at the back post.
Anna Patten then hit the crossbar, before Hampton produced a world-class save at the other end to deny Galton her brace, just moments after Villa had cleared off the line.
Carla Ward's side made the most of their goalkeeper's brilliance by going on the attack and taking the lead for a second time before the break, as Daly adjusted her body to direct a first-time finish into the corner with her left foot.
United made a bright start to the second half and Russo had two early chances but couldn't find the target with either, the first of which was a header and the second a powerful strike from distance.
Chances were few and far between as the game became a tense encounter, but Daly did hit the crossbar on the hour-mark after a beautiful move down the left-hand side.
The scores were level just two minutes later, as Parris was left unmarked at the back post to head past Hampton.
Suddenly, the game became more end-to-end and despite some promising moments for the home side, it was United who struck in stoppage time through substitute Turner to snatch all three points.
Aston Villa: Hampton; Mayling, Patten, Turner (C), Pacheco; Littlejohn (Lehmann 63'), Staniforth; Blindkilde Brown, Dali, Nobbs; Daly.
Substitutes not used: Leat, Allen, Boye-Hlorkah, Magill, Keitley.
Manchester United: Earps; Batlle, Le Tissier, Mannion (Turner 87'), Blundell; Ladd, Zelem (C); Parris (Thomas 77'), Toone (Bøe Risa 90'), Galton (García 77'); Russo (Williams 77').
Substitutes not used: Baggaley, Riviere, Tounkara, Cascarino.
