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Former Melbourne City women's coach Dario Vidosic has overseen a winning start as a manager in England with Brighton beating Everton 4-0 in the WSL.

Dario Vidosic had told his new charges at Brighton & Hove Albion they should be thinking of winning the title as he embarked upon his first season as a manager in England's Women's Super League.

If that seemed rather ambitious for a club that came ninth on the 12-team ladder last year it appears more plausible now after a 4-0 opening day victory.

Brighton swept Everton aside at Crawley Town's Broadfield Stadium with new Japanese signing Kiko Seike scoring an excellent hat-trick.

England star Fran Kirby, recruited in the summer from Chelsea, scored Albion's other goal as they made the perfect start.

There was a less happy start to the campaign for Matilda Katrina Gorry. 

Captaining West Ham United for the first time she was part of a team beaten 3-0 by Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Brighton's opener came when Seike caught Elise Stenevik in possession after half-an-hour then chipped goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan from 25 yards  

After the break Seike added a second with a header from Poppy Pattinson's cross and, after a Kirby penalty, completed her treble with a superb drive from range after more sloppy defending.

Earlier on Saturday in Manchester, Geyse, Leah Galton and Grace Clinton scored as Hammers, who only won three matches last season, made a worrying start.

Only one team is relegated, and newly-promoted Crystal Palace are the favourites to go down, but West Ham are at risk.

Defending champions Chelsea began with a 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Friday - with the injured Matildas skipper Sam Kerr in the crowd. 

On Sunday their biggest rivals, Arsenal and Manchester City, meet at the Emirates with five Australian internationals likely to feature - Caitlin Foord, Steph Catley, Kyra Cooney-Cross (all Arsenal) Mary Fowler and Alanna Kennedy (City).