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"We are history makers": Marc Skinner delights at United Women's Wembley heroics

Alex Browne — Mon, 13 May 2024 07:00:14 +0000

Manchester United Women delivered a dominant performance as they beat Tottenham Hotspur 4-0 at Wembley to secure the team’s first ever major trophy.

Goals from Ella Toone, Rachel Williams and a brace from Lucia Garcia proved to be the difference for the Red Devils in the greatest day in the team’s history since being reformed in 2018.

United coach Marc Skinner was under no illusions about how important getting that first piece of silverware on Sunday afternoon was.

Speaking to the BBC he claimed, “we are obviously not where we want in the league right? But we are history makers for Manchester United. I didn’t need to remind the owners of that, they know. There is a lot of support and love for our team and the growth.”

“We want to compete for titles but you all know how important adding that first piece of silverware is. We’ve got nothing but growth ahead.”

The former Birmingham City boss also discussed the sense of relief he felt when Ella Toone rifled in the opener, rather than elation.

“In all honesty I felt that first half was just frustration because we didn’t score, I thought we offered more of a threat, we controlled most of their threat. As much as I am exhausted now it is a magical feeling. Tooney scored one of those goals at Leicester but it is another thing to do it at Wembley.”

The 41-year-old coach also passed on some advice to his star attacker after the game when he stated, “I told her [Toone] on the podium you have to feel it, remember it because it comes and goes too quick, and that is what she did. Congratulations to her and the team, we are FA Cup winners.”

The manager was then asked about the thorny issue of the crucially important Mary Earps’ contract situation. “That is a decision to be made later, it is not a conversation for now. I’m sure it does help but me and Mary have a great relationship. Of course I would love her to stay. She is an FA Cup winner,” he responded.

Skinner finished by claiming that the team needs a mixture of youth and experience to begin to compete for league titles and that there needed to be a little bit of “reinvention” of the side moving forward.

“I know we can challenge but we need to invest. I am sure we will, INEOS has been a breath of fresh air since they’ve come in, a real invigorating moment. I hope that can help us push forward next season.”

Opening goal scorer Ella Toone also gave her thoughts on what unfolded on a magical afternoon in the London sun: “It feels amazing. We came here last year and saw what it takes to win an FA Cup. We fell short then and we knew this time that we were hungrier than ever to get a result. We put on a great performance today and I am buzzing we managed to get the win.”

Toone then opened up on the importance of scoring just before half time, revealing she had “been practising every day in training, those types of shots from outside the box, the girls will tell you. As soon as I hit it, it felt like one of them that I knew instantly was going in.”

“For us it was a great time to score, just ahead of half time, it is always nice to get a goal then and come out for the second half a goal up.”

Toone has a wonderful record at Wembley as she also famously scored for England in the Euro finals versus Germany in 2022. Speaking on her experiences at the famous old stadium she said, “I don’t know! I wish I could play here every week! It is a great stadium, the home of football and it is a place every young player dreams of playing at.”

United’s women team have one more challenge ahead of them when they welcome second placed Chelsea to Old Trafford in the season finale.

The FA Cup success is a huge success for the club and they will be looking at using the first major trophy as a springboard to challenge for the title and bring Champions League football to Old Trafford for the first time in their history.

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World-class United women thrash Tottenham at Wembley to lift historic FA Cup - report

Derick Kinoti — Sun, 12 May 2024 15:39:33 +0000

Manchester United women’s team cruised to a comfortable 4-0 goal against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley to lift the FA Cup for the first time in the club’s history.

The two sides met in front of a sold-out crowd in the national stadium as they both aimed to lift their first major trophy.

It was a more familiar venue for United, who reached the FA Cup final last year but unfortunately lost to Chelsea.

This time however, Marc Skinner’s side prevailed as they managed a 4-0 victory courtesy of goals from Ella Toone, Rachel Williams and a Luis Garcia double.

United started strongly with Rachel Williams who led the line, coming close with a header at the back post from a corner.

Leah Galton also had a sight of goal when she was put through on Rebecca Spencer’s goal but she couldn’t make something stick. She collided with the Spurs goalkeeper and both players had to receive some medical attention. Luckily, they carried on with proceedings and it was nothing serious.

The Red Devils were easily the dominant side as evidenced by having the lion’s share of possession and attempting the most shots, both on-target and off-target.

The opening 45 minutes were largely characterised by nerves and some poor finishing, up until seconds before the interval when Ella Toone came up with a moment of magic.

She took the ball and expertly evaded a tackle from Eveliina Summanen before firing a rocket from outside the area into the back of the net, giving Spencer no chance whatsoever of keeping it out.

It was an electric goal from Toone – her fourth in seven Wembley appearances.

TOONEY, THAT'S UNBELIEVABLE

The @ManUtdWomen star with an incredible long-range hit #AdobeWomensFACup pic.twitter.com/t4XarP88JZ

— Adobe Women's FA Cup (@AdobeWFACup) May 12, 2024

United came out after the break stronger as they looked to pile further misery on Spurs. Six minutes later, Skinner made his first personnel change as he took off Galton and replaced her with Melvine Malard. Galton was in tears, sparking fears that she may have picked up an injury.

United were very strong in their set-pieces and looked dangerous every time a ball was put into the Spurs box. It was therefore unsurprising that their second goal came in this fashion. Williams rose highest to head in home a sublime cross from Katie Zelem to double the team’s lead and firmly put them in the driving seat.

Rachel Williams always rises highest #AdobeWomensFACup pic.twitter.com/wIh4G3nJXM

— Adobe Women's FA Cup (@AdobeWFACup) May 12, 2024

A third would come just three minutes later in the 57th minute, this time through Lucia Garcia who was brilliant throughout the game. She capitalised on a howler from Spencer. The Spurs shot-stopper, in an attempt to clear, handed the ball to Garcia. The United star was all too happy to tap it in from close range.

Lucía García is on target to get on the scoresheet for @ManUtdWomen #AdobeWomensFACup pic.twitter.com/mX1jGmjWut

— Adobe Women's FA Cup (@AdobeWFACup) May 12, 2024

Malard looked lively and almost created another goal for Toone, but her effort was saved by Spencer, who had a very busy afternoon.

Garcia sealed United’s victory with 15 minutes of regular time left on the clock as she whacked the ball into the back of the net. Malard crossed it in before Lisa Naalsund tapped it to the excellent Garcia, who was undoubtedly United’s most outstanding player. The fourth goal also ensured that the win was the biggest FA Cup final victory ever.

Lucía García is at the double @ManUtdWomen's forward with a tidy finish #AdobeWomensFACup pic.twitter.com/5vsGX7oGx6

— Adobe Women's FA Cup (@AdobeWFACup) May 12, 2024

Spurs almost grabbed a goal to comfort them when Bethany England fired a shot from inside the box in the third minute of added time. Her effort was however blocked by Mannion and United eventually managed to clear it.

As the game entered its dying embers, a triumphant Skinner could be seen standing back on the touchline while soaking in the fantastic Wembley atmosphere. For all the criticism he has received due to Unted’s league run this term, he has still managed to bring the first major piece of silverware to United’s women’s team.

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Liverpool Women 1-0 Man United Women: Red Devils suffer disappointing defeat before cup final

Alex Browne — Sun, 05 May 2024 18:08:27 +0000

Manchester United Women’s team could not follow up last week’s late win against Leicester, as they came unstuck against old rivals Liverpool.

Coach Marc Skinner spoke before the match that United could not be distracted by next week’s FA Cup final when he stated, “We’ve got a showpiece final next week, but we’ve got a final this weekend, and we’ve got a final, obviously, when we play at Old Trafford against Chelsea.”

However, his side were unable to respond as Liverpool had almost the double of shots with 19 to United’s 10.

The Red Devils just shaded possession with 55% but a Jenna Clark goal in first-half stoppage time was enough to give Liverpool the win.

Not only was pride at stake but also the win saw the Anfield side jump above United into fourth place with only one league game left to play in the Women’s Super League.

United almost got off to the perfect start when they caught Liverpool napping as Leah Galton was put through one-on-one in the fourth minute of play, but could not convert as she fired the ball straight at Liverpool’s keeper, Teagan Micah.

The home side then had their first chance of the afternoon when Ceri Holland got through some industrious work down the right-hand side and played a great ball across which Taylor Hinds could only hit right at a grateful Mary Earps in the United goal.

Holland was once again in the thick of the action as she unleashed a dipping drive that dropped just above the United keeper’s crossbar as Liverpool began to take charge of proceedings.

In a back-and-forth first half, United’s Millie Turner had a great chance to open the scoring in the 15th minute when a corner dropped in the penalty box and after some pinball, Turner swivelled and shot right down Micah’s throat.

The best chance soon fell to Liverpool just before the 20th-minute mark when Emma Koivisto found herself in oceans of space but could only head against the post, leaving Earps stranded. There was a chance for her to put away the rebound, but it came at her very quickly and from a Man United perspective, luckily bounced wide of the post.

There was drama on the touchline when Liverpool’s head coach, Matt Beard, was shown a direct red card for saying something to the referee after Koivisto went down late in the first half.

Shortly after, the Red Devil’s best chance of the game fell to the usually reliable Ella Toone. The 24-year-old snatched at a half-volley chance from just inside the box after great work from Lucia Garcia down the right-hand side had set her up perfectly to finish.

United were eventually punished in the 48th minute of play when a short corner was whipped in by Marie Höbinger and Clark got the slightest of touches to deflect the ball past the stranded Earps.

Skinner had spoken of Liverpool’s threat from set pieces before the match and United were all at sea for the goal.

The second half was largely one-way traffic as the Red Devils failed to really create any major chances to threaten the Merseysiders’ lead.

Earps made a smart save from yet another long-range effort and in the 62nd minute, Liverpool striker Mia Enderby went on a great run and after beating a couple of players, fired a long-range effort that just dipped over the bar and beat the goalkeeper’s outstretched glove.

The Old Trafford side left it late but they did have a couple of chances to find an equaliser. In the 87th minute, Katie Zelem fired in a long ball that substitute Rachel Williams got her head to but could not find the required control to threaten the Liverpool goal.

The home team did have one more chance as a mix-up in the United defence led Turner to clear the ball against the Liverpool attacker who could only fire into the side netting.

However, the Merseysiders almost paid for their wastefulness when Zelem fired a late free kick into the box, that was headed across goal and substitute Melvine Malard was almost the heroine as she produced a great header that was clawed away by the inspired Micah.

The game ended and Liverpool now find themselves three points ahead of United with only one game left in the Women’s Super League, as it looks like the Red Devils will have to content themselves with a disappointing fifth-place finish.

Nevertheless, the Red Devils can now look forward to a crucial game next weekend at Wembley when they take on Tottenham Hotspur, aiming to win the club’s first piece of silverware in the women’s game.

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United women's Player of the Month revealed after historic period for the fans' favourite

Conner Botterill — Sat, 04 May 2024 12:00:37 +0000

Manchester United women have revealed their Player of the Month for April, with Ella Toone scooping the honour for the third time this season.

As confirmed by the club’s official website, Toone pipped goalkeeper Mary Earps to the award by just three percent of the votes.

Earps’ 41% wasn’t enough to topple Toone, who has enjoyed a trio of excellent performances across the month. Maya Le Tissier finished third in the running with 15% of the votes.

It’s Toone’s fifth triumph overall after being awarded the prize back-to-back in December 2023 and January 2024.

The attacking midfielder scored her 52nd goal for the club against Leicester last weekend, a crucial late strike that proved to be the match winner on the day.

Toone’s clever turn and stunning 25 yard hit fizzed into Janina Leitzig’s top corner and secured the club’s Goal of the Month award in the process.

The strike is also up for the Goal of the Month award in the Women’s Super League, which could lead to further recognition for Ella.

It’s been a special period for United’s number 7 who became the first player to reach the 50 goal mark for the Women’s team when she claimed a brace on the final day of March against Everton.

Furthermore, Toone’s fine cross that allowed Rachel Williams to nod home the killer second in the famous FA Cup semi-final win against Chelsea helped United secure their place in second successive finals in the competition.

United will start as favourites in the showpiece occasion on May 12 against Tottenham, and Toone will no doubt have a key role to play should Mark Skinner’s men lift the trophy for the first time.

Despite a disappointing league campaign overall for the Women’s team, Toone has remained an almost ever-present throughout the season and continues to give her all for the cause.

The Cup final is surrounded by two tasty looking remaining fixtures in the WSL, against Liverpool and Chelsea, respectively.

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Video: United women's star scores thunderbolt goal of the season contender is "worthy of winning any game"

Alex Browne — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 09:00:07 +0000

Manchester United Women pulled off a late win to defeat a difficult Leicester City side 1-0.

The Red Devils controlled most of the match but did not find a breakthrough until the 83rd minute when Ella Toone came off the bench to score a world-class winner. As her manager, Marc Skinner, commented at the end of the match, “it was a goal worthy of winning any game”.

Speaking in a post-match interview, Toone could hardly contain her delight after scoring her ninth WSL goal of the season. As relayed by the club’s official website, the midfielder claimed, “yeah, it meant a lot. The girls dug deep and I knew my job was to come on and to change the game and to try and get the girls a goal and that’s what I did”.

When discussing the goal she humbly declared it “was a decent finish” before joking off-camera that “Mary (Earps) wouldn’t have saved it either”.

ELLA TOONE WITH THE ROCKET

An incredible strike from distance! WOW! #BarclaysWSL @ManUtdWomen @ellatoone99 pic.twitter.com/6YmrlKJujM

— Barclays Women's Super League (@BarclaysWSL) April 28, 2024

The 24 year old was also asked if she knew it was in from the moment she hit it. She replied, “yeah, sometimes when you strike a ball and you know when you’ve hit it clean, you know it’s going in. To be fair, when I’d seen the keeper got dead close to it and then, yeah when it hit the back of the net, luckily, I was buzzing with it.”

Skinner had asked before the game that his side showed ruthlessness in both boxes and while this was lacking in the attacking department, the defence stayed solid and kept a vital clean sheet against a dangerous Leicester counter-attack.

Full back Hannah Blundell, spoke on the team’s togetherness and the importance of having substitutes that can make a difference in games.

Commenting on Toone’s strike she said, “incredible, I mean, to be fair the subs that came on were fantastic. Tooney’s goal, I’m honestly speechless. Incredible from her but that’s Tooney for you. She can produce those moments and thankfully she did today and got us the win.”

Elaborating further on the side’s depth she claimed, “the good thing about this team as well is that when players aren’t starting, they know they can come on and make a difference. They’ve got a positive mentality.”

Blundell went on to praise the defence for keeping a clean sheet in the face of a strong Leicester onslaught in the final ten minutes of play.

“When you keep a team like Leicester in it, they’re always going to have chances. Thankfully we have a keeper like Mary in goal and the back four. They were fantastic today and I think we have been all season.”

“You have got to stay switched on through the 113 minutes we had today and if you aren’t getting the goals, then you need to keep a clean sheet at the back.”

United’s women have an exciting final three games of the season remaining, where they take on Liverpool next Sunday and Chelsea in three weeks time. Sandwiched in between is also the small matter of the FA Cup final against Tottenham, where they will hope to go one better than last season and lift the famous trophy at Wembley.

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"Worthy of winning any game": Delighted Skinner purrs over "magnificent" moment that sealed United's win vs. Leicester

Derick Kinoti — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 22:49:25 +0000

Manchester United Women manager Marc Skinner has expressed his joy and delight at Ella Toone’s fantastic winner for the club against Leicester City on Sunday.

United managed to beat Leicester 1-0 at the King Power Stadium and the goal was a thing of beauty.

Substitute Toone produced a moment of magic in the 83rd minute of proceedings when she picked up the ball from distance and unleashed a thunderbolt into the top-right corner of Janina Leitzig’s net.

United dominated the match but were thwarted by some heroics from the Foxes shot-stopper, who was in fine form between the sticks. It seemed like the game needed something special to be unlocked and Toone provided just that.

Skinner spoke to club media after the final whistle and gave his verdict on the match, including Toone’s screamer.

The United manager said, “It was a pretty dominant performance. We should have been more ruthless in the final third while attacking. We defended well at times. Yeah, it was a professional performance but we created too many chances to still be 0-0 at that stage.”

“And obviously a goal worthy of winning any game when Toone came on. It was a magnificent strike. I’m happy for her because she’s been practising those distances for a while and to get that to come off and win the game is just fitting for what she’s been practising, so overall three points and that’s what’s most important.”

When asked about his substitutes and the impact they made against Leicester, Skinner replied, “It’s huge for any team [subs to come on and make a difference] No game is 11 players any more.”

“It has to be a whole squad and today we selected certain players for certain aspects and we brought other players in for the same reason.”

“I think what we got from that was a good performance. I was really pleased with it, especially in the first half we dominated the possession but we created moments where we’ve got to make the keeper work more.”

He added, “Knowing that you have the quality [from the bench] coming into the game is really important, but yeah from our perspective it’s just continuing. We’ve got three finals left. Not one is any more important than the other.”

Skinner finished off by praising the fans who made their way to the King Power Stadium and were relentless in their support for the team.

United return to action next Sunday when they travel to Merseyside to face Liverpool, who are just behind them in the WSL standings.

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Video: United star's thunderbolt strike secures huge win vs. Leicester in crucial WSL encounter

Derick Kinoti — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 18:46:44 +0000

Ella Toone came on from the bench and produced a moment of magic as Manchester United eventually beat Leicester City in a crucial Women’s Super League encounter.

United were in control for large spells of the game but were thwarted by Leicester City goalkeeper Janina Leitzig, who came up with some fine saves.

Leitzig kept United at bay as she denied the likes of Geyse, Melvine Malard and Leah Galton from finding the back of the net.

Leicester’s chances were few and far between each other and they only managed four shots on target. Mary Earps in the United goal had an answer for most of the questions asked of her.

The Foxes’ best opportunity to take the lead came when Jutta Rantala cut inside and released a shot but luckily for United, she couldn’t hit the target. Rantala and her teammate, Yuka Momiki were the main sources of threat for Leicester and caused the Red Devils’ backline a few fair problems.

Momiki also hit the post in the second half.

It seemed like the game was destined to end in a stalemate until Marc Skinner made some inspired personnel changes. He brought on Nikita Parris, Lucia Garcia and Toone.

Toone came up with the goods for her team and manager when she broke the deadlock in the 83rd minute of proceedings.

The United n.o 7 had been on the pitch for just 10 minutes, but that’s all she needed to make an impact. She unleashed a thunderbolt from 25 yards which flew past Leitzig. Frankly, the Leicester shot-stopper had no chance of saving it and despite her best efforts, could only watch as the ball found the top-right corner.

ELLA TOONE WITH THE ROCKET

An incredible strike from distance! WOW! #BarclaysWSL @ManUtdWomen @ellatoone99 pic.twitter.com/6YmrlKJujM

— Barclays Women's Super League (@BarclaysWSL) April 28, 2024

The strike was Toone’s ninth goal contribution in the WSL this term.

The result has left Skinner’s side in fourth position in the WSL rankings and three points ahead of Liverpool in fifth. The Merseyside outfit, who have a game in hand, face Chelsea next Wednesday.

United’s win at the King Power Stadium was significant considering they had emerged victorious in just one of their last three WSL games.

The next assignment for the Red Devils is an away trip to take on Liverpool as they aim to put some distance between themselves and their rivals.

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United women stars return to Manchester from the international break with mixed emotions

Zoe Hodges — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 15:00:47 +0000

A number of Manchester United women players have been in action for their countries over the past few days.

England Lionesses kicked off their European defence as qualifying for Euro 2026 got under way.

Millie Turner, Ella Toone, Mary Earps and Grace Clinton were called up for the games against Sweden and Ireland which concluded with a draw and a win for the current champions.

Earps was in goal against Sweden but was unable to keep a clean sheet as Sweden found a reply to former United starlet Alessia Russo’s first half goal.

Earps dropped to the bench against Ireland but United’s Ella Toone came into the side as Sarina Wiegman made five changes.

It proved to be a successful move as England beat the hosts 2-0 with goals from two former Reds, Lauren James and Alex Greenwood.

Aoife Mannion, who returned from injury for United recently, was on the pitch for Ireland.

Meanwhile, England U19’s were also in action and have secured their place in the Euro finals in Lithuania with Manchester United’s Evie Rabjohn helping them to victory.

Elsewhere, Lisa Naalsund helped Norway beat Finland 4-0 on home soil. She came on for ex-Red Vilde Boe Risa and produced the assist for her country’s fourth and final goal, scored by Elisabeth Terland of Brighton & Hove Albion.

However, they lost their second game of the campaign 0-1 to the Netherlands.

Gemma Evans and Hayley Ladd partnered each other at centre-back as Wales beat Croatia 4-0 in Wrexham before following it up with a huge 6-0 victory over Kosovo last night.

Academy player Mayzee Davies was also in the squad and came on as a 77th minute substitute in Kosovo.

Lucia Garcia was called up for world champions Spain as they beat Belgium 7-0 before besting Czech Republic 3-1 in their next game.

Outside of Europe, Geyse was also in action for Brazil in the SheBelieves Cup whilst Hinata Miyazawa came on as a sub for Japan in the same competition which was eventually won by the USA.

It was a good chance to monitor the performance of a number of players linked with a move to United next summer, in particular Canada’s Julia Grosso who scored the winning penalty against Japan to progress through to the final of the SheBelieves Cup.

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Skinner hails this United star a "club legend" after milestone achievement unlocked

Zoe Hodges — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 22:00:14 +0000

Ella Toone has become the first player to score 50 goals for Manchester United Women as she scored a brace in United’s impressive comeback victory over Everton on Sunday.

United manager, Marc Skinner, said: “There aren’t many people that will score 50-51 for this club and that shows how special she is. I hope she goes on to get hundreds, she can be a legend for this club.”

United began the afternoon in fifth place behind Liverpool but after going a goal down they managed to beat the Toffees 4-1 in a sensational fight back to go fourth in the WSL.

Millie Turner drew United level before Toone’s strike in a congested penalty area saw the Reds take the lead three minutes later. She wheeled away sparking wild celebrations amongst her teammates as it marked her fiftieth goal.

Five minutes later she followed up with her second goal of the afternoon before Galton added a fourth in the dying stages of the game.

Toone had been part of the youth set-up but had stints at Blackburn Rovers and Manchester City due to the absence of a senior team at United.

When her childhood club announced the reformation of its senior team in 2018, Toone was quick to sign up to be a Red again.

She is now just one of four players still at the club from that inaugural season.

The number seven netted her first United goal back in 2018, in the Championship, when she came off the bench to score against Aston Villa.

Toone has been somewhat of a pioneer for United, being the first player to reach a century of appearances and the first to make 150 appearances for the club earlier this season.

At international level, Toone has become a mainstay in Sarina Wiegman’s international squad and netted some crucial goals during her time in an England shirt.

Toone scored the opening goal in the Euros final against Germany which the Lionesses went on to win 2-1 in extra time.

She is expected to be in action this Friday as England take on Sweden in a European qualifying match at Wembley Stadium.

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Skinner’s half-time team talk helps United women come back from a goal down to beat Everton

Zoe Hodges — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 15:39:42 +0000

Manchester United women came back from a goal down to thrash Everton 4-1 in the WSL at the Leigh Sports Village on Sunday.

The opening ten minutes saw action at both ends. Inside two minutes, some lovely build-up play presented an opportunity for the home side but the final pass was a little too far in front of Nikita Parris.

Moments later and Parris got her first sniff at goal but her shot went just wide.

At the other end, Everton got their first real chance on goal but it also went just wide of the target.

It was a fast-paced game and captain Katie Zelem got in on the act next. The skillful Geyse found the run of Lisa Naalsund who cut it back to Zelem, who was waiting on the edge of the area but her shot was rising all the time.

Ten minutes in and it was the visitors who broke the deadlock. A short back pass from Maya Le Tissier was pounced upon by Katja Snoeijs who easily rounded Mary Earps to put the visitors ahead.

United kept making sloppy mistakes at the back but luckily Everton couldn’t capitalise further. Upfront, United seemed too scared to take the shot on even when the opportunity presented itself.

Ella Toone delivered a lovely corner which found the head of Millie Turner but her effort was just wide. It was probably United’s best chance of the half.

Heading into the break a goal behind, Marc Skinner managed to fire up his side with his half-time team talk as they came out looking like a whole new team!

United peppered the Everton goal when action resumed with the first chance falling Naalsund’s way but it was tipped over the bar by Courtney Brosnan.

Geyse soon won a corner and finally, United managed to get back to level terms. Zelem’s delivery once again found Turner who scored the equaliser for United.

The next ten minutes were madness. United came again and although the box was congested, Toone managed to find a way through to put United in the lead just three minutes after the equaliser.

Five minutes later and it was Naalsund who burst into the box, drawing Brosnan out. She cut it back to Toone who gratefully pocketed another goal with the whole net gaping.

Everton looked defeated and United weren’t finished. Leah Galton and Hinata Miyazawa came on as they returned from injury and Galton got herself on the score sheet in the last minute of the 90. It was quite the comeback as United climbed to fourth in the table.

Team: Earps, Le Tissier, Mannion, Blundell, Turner, Toone, Zelem, Naalsund, Garcia (Miyazawa), Parris (Williams), Geyse (Galton)

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