Manchester City cruised to a 5-0 win over LSK Kvinner in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie in Norway. Jane Ross powered home two headers in four minutes to seal the contest after goals from Demi Stokes, Isobel Christiansen and Karen Emslie. The victory maintained City’s 100% start to the season and built on their 6-0 aggregate win over the Austrian side St Polten in the previous round.

It took City a little time to get going in the Arasen Stadium but once Stokes had put them ahead they knocked the ball around and Karen Bardsley was a virtual spectator in the goal for long periods.

Almost an hour had gone when she was called into action by Marte Berget and City soon put the result beyond doubt following the introduction of the Scot Emslie as a substitute.

After scoring superbly, she then hit the bar before Ross’s double surely made the home leg on 16 November a formality for City, who reached the semi-finals last year.

LSK Fiskerstrand; Wold, Brenn, Westerlund, Sonstevold, Hansen (Kvernvolden, 72), Bachor, Spord, Reiten, Haavi (Haug, 88), Berget (Blakstad, 72).

Subs not used Laue, Woldvik, Takara.

Manchester City Bardsley; McManus, Houghton, Beattie, Campbell, Scott, Walsh, Christiansen, Parris (Emslie, 62), Stokes (Lawley, 80), Ross.

Subs not used Leth Jans, Stanway, Toone, Hourihan, Roebuck.