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Kerr scored twice against Manchester United in a decisive 4-2 win, with her manager calling her second goal 'world class' amid Chelsea's title celebrations.

“I said: ‘We’re not winning yet, it’s 2-2 not 3-2.’ But that’s confidence then, and I think once that set in, these guys know better, it was a good response from the dressing room.” “I wanted to give the team the opportunity to try and see if we could dig something out. I said: ‘Come to Chelsea and you’ll win trophies,’ and I can sit here confidently and say we both made the right decision. “I really nearly did make subs [on] 30 minutes,” she said. Her second was even more special, controlled with her chest before she turned and looped a volley over the United goalkeeper Mary Earps. “The second one was world-class, it was outrageous, audacious,” the manager, Emma Hayes, said.

'One of the best goals I've seen': Kerr's 'outrageous' double fires Chelsea to title win.

That’s one of my strengths as a player, I try things that maybe others wouldn’t and it catches people out.” “She’s the best for a reason and she stepped up once again for this football club. Kerr led the fightback by scoring within 60 seconds of the restart.

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Norwegian winger Guro Reiten put them in front with a deft finish five minutes later. Birmingham’s 11-year spell as a top-flight club ended in midweek when a 6-0 thrashing by Manchester City condemned them to the drop, and they signed off with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa. Kerr put the game beyond reach with a brilliant finish in the 66th minute, chesting the ball down and twisting to volley home after a poor clearance from United goalkeeper Mary Earps.

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I didn't even know the keeper was out, I thought I'd just try it." - It caps off a remarkable week for Kerr who was named the English football writers' women's player of the year - The goals saw her named player of the match and ensured she won the Golden Boot for a second successive season

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"I said to her, 'come to Chelsea and you'll win trophies'," said Hayes, reflecting on when she first tried to woo the superstar to come to the club. "I was just awe-struck, it was a really special moment, the connect was just...unbelievable," said Canadian international Jessie Fleming. "She was on fire today." I didn't even know the keeper was out, I thought I'd just try it." I thought just try it, let's have a pop," smiled Kerr. She steps up once again for this football club." I thought just try it, let's have a pop," smiled Kerr. "It sat up nicely, I just chested it down and whacked it and it went in! Or as a smiling Kerr put it herself after Sunday's match: "I'm not known for my worldie goals, but the thing that I'm known for is getting it done when it matters." It completed a wonderful week for Kerr, who had taken the English football writers' award as woman player of the year on Thursday and ended it with her seventh Golden Boot award in six years across three continents. Two volleys - one blistering equaliser with her left foot when the title was in danger of slipping away and one unreal finish with her right which sealed Chelsea's 4-2 triumph and an unprecedented third straight title - had English soccer purring over the Australian captain on Sunday. They were goals which had the Chelsea fans singing her name at their Kingsmeadow home and had manager Emma Hayes shrugging: "Sam Kerr wins you games ... she's the best for a reason. It was a mere hors d'oeuvre. After Chelsea had gone 3-2 ahead through Guro Reiten, she served up a goal which Hayes could only salute breathlessly as "world-class ... it was outrageous, audacious". Kerr controlled a header from Reiten high on her chest with back to goal before swivelling in an instant and lobbing Manchester United goalie Mary Earps, who'd strayed off her line, from 25 metres. On the eve of their Women's Super League title decider against Manchester United, Sam Kerr confided in her Chelsea teammate Erin Cuthbert: "I'm going to score a worldie tomorrow!" On Sunday, she did both, as Chelsea were 2-1 down at halftime and, across London, Arsenal, one point behind at the start of the day, were drawing at West Ham and then in pole position to take the title, ahead on goal difference.

Sam Kerr has scored two sensational goals in a 4-2 win over Man Utd to inspire Chelsea to a third successive English women's soccer title.

I didn't even know the keeper was out, I thought I'd just try it." I thought just try it, let's have a pop. "With the first, I don't score too many lefties but just saw it come and thought I'd hit it."