Manchester United Women v Brighton & Hove Albion Women match programme, WSL, 03.04.22

OFFICIAL MATCHDAY PROGRAMME 2021/22 SEASON • VOLUME 04 ISSUE 13

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WHAT’S INSIDE

COME ON YOU REDS! Seven days on from an afternoon we’ll never forget, Marc Skinner’s side are back on home soil... but this time in more familiar surroundings! In today’s match programme we simply have to look back to that Old Trafford win, but as the boss (p4), captain (p11) and forward Signe Bruun (p22) are keen to point out, our meeting with Hope Powell’s Brighton is equally important when it comes to our Champions League ambitions. Today could also see another player become the first Red to reach 100 appearances (p16) – now, whoever could that be?

MANCHESTER UNITED F O O T B A L L C L U B LT D Co-chairmen Joel Glazer, Avram Glazer Directors Bryan Glazer, Kevin Glazer, Edward Glazer, Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, Ed Woodward, Richard Arnold,

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Michael Edelson, Sir Bobby Charlton, Sir Alex Ferguson, David Gill CBE Secretary Rebecca Britain Honorary president

12 PHOTOS FROM OLD TRAFFORD 19 MU FOUNDATION

Martin Edwards MATCH PROGRAMME TEAM Editor Charlie Ghagan Editor-in-chief Ian McLeish

22 Signe Bruun INTERVIEW 28 The opposition

Contributors Sean Mullan, Harriet Drudge, Harry Robinson, Andy Murray Photography Ash Donelon, John & Matt Peters, Getty,

31 FAN MESSAGES 33 junior reds

Alamy, Madeleine Penfold Cover design Sarah Robson Thanks to Steve Bennett, John Shiel & Chris Leuty/ MuPrint.com

37 player & team statistics

© Manchester United 2022

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HEAD COACH’S COLUMN

MARC SKINNER After a momentous day at Old Trafford, it’s time to switch focus to Hope Powell’s in-form Seagulls, ahead of a big final push as the WSL season reaches its climax...

Good afternoon. I’d like to welcome all our regulars back to Leigh Sports Village – and hopefully many more of you who were inspired to come after last weekend’s special win over Everton at Old Trafford.

Last Sunday was a great event for everyone involved.

There were so many little uplifting moments that stood out. Before the game, there was a fan who was attending with her husband, and it was their anniversary. She told me how this was the first game she’d been to at Old Trafford and how, once she knew the women’s team were there, she knew it was something she had to be at.

And then on the pitch, there was Alessia scoring two, and Katie Zelem, as a United fan, converting a penalty in front of the Stretford End. It was a true romantic moment that you don’t get many of in football. Then, at full-time, walking around the stadium to clap the fans who waited behind – these are all things we’ll remember forever.

We allowed ourselves a short moment after the game to really reflect on what we’d achieved, but then we were on to our build-up for Brighton, because we know how important it is to reset and focus and try and maximise our potential today. It’s going to be a very difficult game.

They’ve won three games out of their last four, which shows the qualities they have. Knowing what Hope Powell is trying to achieve and the players and quality they have, it will be a very difficult game and something

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we will not underestimate in terms of our preparation and attitude when we step out on the field. We’ll give absolutely everything, as we always do, for our fans.

Speaking of the fans, I’d like to think the performance and spirit at Old Trafford will attract many newcomers to support us at Leigh. We’d love to fill the stadium in the future and, while our fans who already turn up are wonderful, and bring more than enough noise, it would be great to keep adding to that and grow our exposure in the game, because this is a team of really strong women who deserve to be playing in front of big crowds.

One of those is Ella Toone, who is on 99 appearances.

She’s a wonderful player, super competitive, and it’s hard to believe someone so young could play 100 games so soon at a team like this. Her competitive nature stands out in terms of why she’s going to be such a key player for us going forward, and it’s a pleasure to coach her.

Finally, I’d just like to say a huge thank you to everyone involved behind the scenes for the Old Trafford game and to all the fans who turned up. We all came together for a memorable day. It’s important we now capitalise on that to continue to inspire young girls and boys to take up the sport and share the love between the whole Manchester United family.

Enjoy today’s game.

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“WALKING AROUND THE STADIUM TO CLAP THE FANS, WE’LL REMEMBER FOREVER. IT’S IMPORTANT WE NOW CAPITALISE ON THAT TO CONTINUE TO INSPIRE YOUNG GIRLS AND BOYS TO TAKE UP THE SPORT, AND SHARE THE LOVE BETWEEN THE WHOLE UNITED FAMILY” 05

BIG PICTURE

LESSI’S LOOP OF THE DAY As we’ve already seen a few times this season, few forwards are as strong in the air as Alessia Russo, and our top scorer was at it again seven days ago, heading home on two occasions at Old Trafford, either side of Katie Zelem’s penalty.

Russo’s first was surely the goal of the game – plus it made for this brilliant photo. After Ona Batlle had floated in a hanging cross from the right on 35 minutes, Alessia made the finish look easy, when it was anything but. With three opponents around her, our no.23 had to adjust her feet to meet the cross, before straining to get under the ball as she made contact with it. From that point on, we all watched on, in what felt like slow motion, as it looped up high before dropping beyond the reach of goalkeeper Sandy MacIver and into the net. Yes!

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MATCH ROUND-UP

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...

The story of the match last Sunday Sunday 27 March, Women’s Super League, Old Trafford UNITED 3 (Russo 35, 84; Zelem 54 pen) EVERTON 1 (Emslie 4) On a historic afternoon last Sunday, United came from behind to win 3-1 in the team’s first-ever outing in front of a joyous Old Trafford crowd.

After an entrance to remember, the Reds had to respond to an early setback. The visitors’ Kenza Dali set Claire Emslie away down the right flank, with the latter driving into the box and powering into the bottom left corner to open the scoring just four minutes in.

Marc Skinner’s side searched out an instant response attacking the East Stand. Captain Katie Zelem looked to lead by example, flighting a ball just wide before Russo, who pressed high to win the ball back, saw her following low effort gathered by goalkeeper Sandy MacIver.

United’s best attempt at a leveller in the opening half hour then came via Martha Thomas, who connected on the volley following a well-worked short corner but it was well saved with Leah Galton’s rebound charged down.

The Reds’ persistence paid off in the 35th minute, however. Jackie Groenen slipped Ona Batlle into the right channel, with the Spaniard’s cross picking out Russo, whose looping header found the net to level.

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Toone comes close to getting on the scoresheet

Zelem fires home from the spot in front of the Stretford End

As the first half neared its end, both sides came close.

First, Hannah Blundell saw a shot blocked for United, before Everton midfielder and skipper Izzy Christiansen curled just over the crossbar at the other end.

Attacking the Stretford End after the interval, we couldn’t have gone much closer to kicking off in the perfect manner. Following good work from Thomas on the right, she picked out an unmarked Ella Toone at the back post, but our no.7 couldn’t keep her effort down.

Thomas was involved again moments later, as United were awarded a penalty. The forward was brought down inside the box by Lucy Graham, with Zelem stepping up to fire it into the centre of the goal and make it 2-1.

The Reds thought our advantage had been extended on 62 minutes when Thomas fired into an empty net after Maria Thorisdottir’s initial header was saved, but the assistant referee’s flag would go up for offside.

As the game ticked into the final 20 minutes, Everton’s Emslie cut in from the right and curled just wide of Mary Earps’s far post with a low left-footed effort.

But United would put the result beyond doubt with just over five minutes left to play. Zelem’s corner from the right found the head of Russo, who nodded past the crowd of players in the box and into the net to make it 3-1 – her second of the game, and 11th of the season.

Russo was replaced by Signe Bruun soon after and walked off to an ovation. Bruun nearly then left her mark with an audacious attempt from range that was diverted away by an outstretched arm from MacIver.

UNITED: Earps; Batlle, Ladd, Thorisdottir, Blundell; Zelem, Groenen (Moore 82); Thomas (Hanson 72), Toone (Boe Risa 89), Galton; Russo (Bruun 89) Subs not used: Baggaley, Harris, Jones Booked: Thorisdottir EVERTON: MacIver; Turner, Bjorn (Graham 46), Finnigan, George, Pattinson; Galli, Christiansen; Emslie, Duggan (Magill 68), Dali (Bennison 70) Subs not used: Brosnan, Clinton, Weir, Maier, Gauvin Booked: George

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CAPTAIN’S COLUMN

KATIE ZELEM The skipper certainly kept her cool last Sunday, and she knows calm heads will be needed once again if the Reds are to emerge victorious again today...

Welcome back to Leigh! Last Sunday was a great experience for the team as a whole, of course, but for us United fans in the squad, it was extra special.

Scoring a goal at the Stretford End is definitely one of the highlights of my career. It was something I dreamt of when I was little. I’ve watched it back and I look really blasé on the penalty, when I probably wasn’t! We’ve barely had any penalties this season but I had thought it through before the game – when it came down to it, it was just about the process and putting that plan into place.

Another big United fan is Diane Caldwell, and it was such a shame about her injury, which came a bit out of the blue and meant she’d miss the match. But we’re a really adaptable unit, and Hayley Ladd moved back to defence last week. If Hayley hadn’t been available, I might have been back there, as I was at West Ham, but I’m really glad she was. I though she did a great job.

It was such a positive occasion, with so many families there on Mother’s Day. My mum was there too, and I was fortunate enough to have some hospitality tickets through adidas, which was amazing for myself and my family. Afterwards, my mum, dad and I went out for a Mother’s Day meal in town, and I’m so glad we got the opportunity to do that, because she’s always there for

me so I was pleased I could repay the favour.

Since Monday, though, it’s all been about preparing for Brighton – a game that’s just as important as Everton. We’ve got four games left and As well as scoring, Zel claimed assist no.7 for we need to treat them the season at Old Trafford all like a cup final.

Brighton’s manager Hope Powell is definitely a trailblazer in the women’s game, and someone we all respect. Hope achieved some great things as a player and helped push the game forward to where it is now. It’s incredible to see how much she’s still helping the game progress, and we know she’ll set up her team well. They’ll be really organised, so that’s something we need to prepare for.

After today we have a three-week gap, and it’s always good to go into the international break on the back of a victory, so we’ve got all the motivation we need to pick up all three points.

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DAY TO REMEMBER

Plenty of young Reds took their seats early at Old Trafford to catch their heroes during the warm-up

If Martha (Thomas) scores, he says he’ll shave his beard...

Hands up (or indeed thumbs up) if you’re excited for kick-off...

A captivated audience watch the Reds go in search of an equaliser

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One of Mary’s many fans, both inside and outside the ground!

Stretching for the best possible view

Much like in the stands, even those supporting the opposition were mixing it with the Reds

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We can confirm this was the most passionate fan in the Sir Alex Ferguson Stand. All together now: ‘Got Man United on my mind!’

So many incredible photographs were taken at Old Trafford last Sunday, we could have filled a whole programme with our favourites! Here we pick out some photos – taken by talented snapper Madeleine Penfold – where you loyal fans are the focus, beginning with the pre-match buzz of anticipation in the stands and outside the ground, and ending with the players stepping over the touchline to thank everyone for cheering them on until the final kick...

Show us your power! Reds of all ages queued up before the game to sit on the adidas Predator throne, located by the East Stand

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DAY TO REMEMBER DAY TO REMEMBER Thousands stuck around after the game to salute the victors on a glorious Sunday afternoon at the Theatre of Dreams

The giant poster with the match programme was perfect for the autograph hunters

Judging by the excellent sign, we’re guessing this happy Red travelled from Aberystwyth to cheer on Toone and co

Many of the squad spoke to friends and family in the crowd

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‘Wave your poster in the air like you just don’t care!’

Ooh, some of the crowd are on the pitch...

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99 RED ELLA TOONE INFOGRAPHIC

That’s how many games we’ve played with Ella on the pitch – meaning today

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MU FOUNDATION

REPRESENTING THE REDS Inspired by our historic match at Old Trafford, Foundation participants enjoyed playing against youngsters from Everton in the Community...

United Women’s first fixture at Old Trafford in front of fans caused a palpable buzz across the club.

With International Women’s Day also falling in March, there’s been much focus on the women’s game and on female empowerment in general, and this was no different at the Foundation.

In the week prior to the big match at the Theatre of Dreams, female participants from across the Foundation’s Street Reds projects formed a team to take on players from sporting charity Everton in the Community. The players were selected as a reward for their dedication and application at their particular project, with all the participants enjoying the opportunity to represent United ahead of the senior team’s own match with the Blues from Merseyside.

“It’s great that there is so much focus on our women’s team at the moment and we wanted to use it as an opportunity to reward participants who have shown real dedication and enthusiasm,” the Foundation’s female development coordinator Hannah Mitchell (inset, right) told us. “Seeing the first team performing at Old Trafford can only

The young participants were proud to wear the United shirt as a reward for their dedication

be a good thing for these girls as it highlights that whatever they aspire to do in life can be achieved with hard work.

“I also want to thank the team at Everton in the Community for making the drive over to Manchester. It was a really positive evening for all the girls and a very entertaining game too!”

Elsewhere, the big game was also being recreated at the Foundation’s Ability Counts session. The programme offers young people with disabilities the opportunity to play or coach with Manchester United. Two days before the historic women’s team match at Old Trafford, the participants were joined by their counterparts from Everton in the

Community’s inclusion programme, who had been invited to take part in a series of friendly matches at United’s iconic Cliff Training Ground.

Throughout March, the Foundation’s girls’ development team have being hosting events celebrating International Women’s Day, including a networking event at Old Trafford, where participants had the chance to meet and talk to female club employees (inset, above) and the opportunity to gain an insight into the world of motorsport at a ‘Girls on Track’ event . All of the events were planned to provide inspiration and opportunity for a generation of young girls.

For more information on the Foundation’s community work, please visit mufoundation.org

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AOIFE MANNION Born: 24/09/1995 Nationality: English Trivia: Having suffered an ACL injury, the centre-back is working hard on her rehabilitation.

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ONA BATLLE Born: 10/06/1999 Nationality: Spanish Trivia: Got the assist for Russo’s opening goal at Old Trafford last Sunday with a pinpoint cross.

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MILLIE TURNER Born: 07/07/1996 Nationality: English Trivia: Although unable to take part in full-contact matches, she’s back in training at Carrington.

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KATIE ZELEM Born: 20/01/1996 Nationality: English Trivia: Rounded off a 4-0 win with a late penalty v Brighton in the teams’ first-ever WSL meeting.

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KIRSTY SMITH Born: 06/01/1994 Nationality: Scottish Trivia: Only five outfield members of current squad have made more total appearances.

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HANNAH BLUNDELL Born: 25/05/1994 Nationality: English Trivia: Got her fifth WSL assist of the season when she set up Leah Galton v Reading last month.

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DIANE CALDWELL Born: 11/09/1988 Nationality: Irish Trivia: The first Irish player to represent United Women, after making her Reds debut v Arsenal.

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MARTHA HARRIS Born: 19/08/1994 Nationality: English Trivia: Needs just one more appearance to join the 12 Reds to have played 50 United games.

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ELLA TOONE Born: 02/09/1999 Nationality: English Trivia: One of five current squad members who started our first game v Brighton (2018/19 FA Cup).

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LEAH GALTON Born: 24/05/1994 Nationality: English Trivia: United’s joint-leading scorer in WSL since promotion in 2019, level with Toone on 16.

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SIGNE BRUUN Born: 06/04/1998 Nationality: Danish Trivia: Lyon loanee has won league titles in both France and Denmark.

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ALESSIA RUSSO Born: 08/02/1999 Nationality: English Trivia: Our in-form striker played for Brighton in 2017, scoring three in nine games.

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JACKIE GROENEN Born: 17/12/1994 Nationality: Dutch Trivia: Recently captained the Netherlands for the first time, during a 3-0 win over Finland.

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IVANA FERREIRA FUSO Born: 12/03/2001 Nationality: Brazilian Trivia: Has either started or come off the bench in 11 of the last 14 games across all competitions.

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MARTHA THOMAS Born: 31/05/1996 National team: Scotland Trivia: Scored in her first WSL meeting with Brighton, a 3-1 win for West Ham in October 2019.

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HAYLEY LADD Born: 06/10/1996 National team: Wales Trivia: Dropped into defence at Old Trafford a week ago, where she’s played earlier in her career.

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

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Our exciting January loan signing can’t wait for the fixtures ahead, and here she discusses life in Manchester, recovering from a “frustrating” injury, her Champions League knowhow from playing in France, and getting out for mountain walks...

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Let’s start with Sunday, Signe – how was it for you?

It’s one of those games and days that you’ll remember when you look back at your career. It was a very big experience for all of us. Old Trafford has so much history and you could just feel it when you stepped on to the pitch, when you walked into the dressing rooms – the whole atmosphere around. It was a great experience for all of us and important we got the win as well. That was the most important thing; football is about winning the game. But, yes, a great experience for all of us, and for me, personally, I’ll always look back on it with a smile.

The result must have been very satisfying given how tight the race for the top three is in the WSL? Yeah, definitely. We try to take one game at a time, focus on the weekend, do all the right stuff in the week to be ready. When we go out there, we do all we can do to get all three points. We know how important it is right now to get as many points as possible – hopefully, three points in every game! – but in this league, everyone can beat everyone. That’s what makes this league one of the best in Europe, if not the best. It’s all about focusing on the game at the weekend, doing the best we can. If we focus too many games ahead, we’re going to lose. It’s one at a time. But we know we want to get into the Champions League, and that’s why we want to do the business and do whatever it takes to get all three points.

How have you found your first few months at the club?

The girls and the club have been really good at taking me in and making me a part of the club really fast, and obviously the fans as well. I don’t think it’s a secret that I got an injury after two or three games, which has been very frustrating for me, because that’s not why I’m here, that’s not why I play football. I want to be on the pitch, I want to work hard every day in training and become a better player, help the team in the week, and push the team every day in training. So it’s been a bit frustrating and disappointing, but it’s also part of football. I’ve done everything I can to get back and be strong as fast as

possible; hopefully I can get on the pitch more now. It’s been a really good experience so far; I’m happy to be here.

How has the group helped you to settle in?

My first day here, everybody was so welcoming. They and the club did everything to help me settle in, helping with things like where to live, how to get a car – the kind of stuff you need but you don’t really think about straight away when it happens so fast. The club and the girls have done a really good job in making it easy for me to focus on what matters: playing football. Obviously, I’ve spoken a bit more to the Norwegian girls – I speak Danish and they speak Norwegian so we understand each other and can communicate, but in general, I feel like everybody’s been really nice, and even when I’ve been looking for a house, everybody was trying to help out, even going back and forth between training and the city when I didn’t have my own car! I think that’s a strength of this team.

We’re in it together and everybody’s helping everybody.

It’s still only been a couple of months, we know, but have you noticed any differences in football here compared to Paris, Lyon or Denmark?

It’s still early. There’s always a focus on different things in different countries, depending on the culture of the league, but in general, there’s a bit more focus on the physical part here, but the tactical part as well. I like that.

And life in Manchester, have you enjoyed it so far?

Yes, I live near the city and I’ve been a bit surprised by it, to be honest. It’s cool, it’s calm, there’s some very good ⊲

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Signe’s been feeling the love from team-mates and fans alike since her move to England

FACTFILE: Full name Signe Kallesoe Bruun Date of birth 6 April 1998 Back out on the training ground last of birth Denmark month afterPlace returning to theRanders, Reds, Position Forward where Aimee continues to learn from her more experienced team-mates Youth career IK Skovbakken Senior career 2014-18 Fortuna Hjorring, 89 games, 62 goals 2018-21 Paris Saint-Germain, 44 games, 14 goals 2021-22 Lyon, 19 games, 7 goals 2022- Manchester United (loan), 5 games, 0 goals International career Denmark: 20 caps/14 goals restaurants, and the weather... I expected it to be raining every day, but it’s only rained a few days since I arrived, so I like the weather here as well. Overall, I like the city.

The team’s target is finishing in the top three because everyone here wants to play Champions League football. You have played in the Champions League and you know how good it can be – do you speak about those experiences to your team-mates?

Yes, some people ask, ‘how was it playing in the Champions League and what is it about those games?’

I feel like everybody knows there’s something different, a special atmosphere about those games. When you walk on to the pitch, there’s just something about it.

That special feeling is maybe a bit similar to when you go to the Euros or the World Cup, like the atmosphere at a tournament. And in the games, anything can happen.

Sometimes it’s one goal to make you go through or not.

There can be real fine margins. It’s such a big tournament for clubs and players. If you perform well as a club or player, it can change your club or change your career.

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With injury restricting her game time to five appearances to date, she’s eager to end the 2021/22 season on a high

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The players deserve to be a part of it, and for the fans, watching those games is special. I really hope we do it.

Marc’s philosophy is always ‘one game at a time’ – is that even more important for these last few games?

Definitely. We talk about it as a group: one game at a time. A lot of people outside the team and the club want to talk about the last game, away at Chelsea, but for us, we just think about the next game against Brighton and after that, we’ll think about the next one. It’s just about keeping our focus and doing the right things consistently.

How have you found joining up with a new team, a new set of coaches, with a new, different aim to the one you might have had at PSG or Lyon – do you think it’s helping you to learn different things?

For sure. It’s a change in your mind, a change in the way you train, a change in what the focus is, what’s important, and I think that helps you become better.

It takes you some time to adapt to a new team, but also a new country. I’m here to learn and become better, so I’m trying to take everything I can from Marc and [assistant coach] Martin [Ho], and also the girls, and I try to give something back because we’re in it together.

It’s a very young set of forwards at United, with you, Alessia, Tooney and Martha – who is the oldest and she’s only 25! Is that exciting?

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“THE PLAYERS DESERVE TO BE A PART OF THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, AND FOR FANS, WATCHING THE GAMES IS SPECIAL. I REALLY HOPE WE DO IT” A hundred per cent. We’re pushing each other every day and supporting each other. All of us want to help the team and all of us want to score goals – that’s why the attackers are there, in the end. I think there is so much talent in this group and the fact so many of us are so young as well, I think that shows how much potential there is in this team. I think the future is very exciting. I’m very excited to see what’s coming up in the next couple of years, not just this season or the next, because I think there are players here who have world-class potential and are close to getting there already. It’s nice to be a part of a team and a group like that where everybody pushes each other every day to become better.

You’re not 24 until next week, but this is your fourth major club and you have a lot of international experience, as well as trophies and awards.

What are your goals from here?

I feel like as an attacker, it’s not a secret: you’re there to make and score the goals. But I also want to become a better footballer. I’m going to work as hard as possible every day to become the best version of me. Where that’s

going to take me, it’s difficult to say. I could get unlucky and get an injury tomorrow and be out, or get lucky and score a hat-trick. It’s football, so it’s difficult to say, but obviously I want to push every day and now I have the Euros in the summer as well, which is a big experience for me as the first big tournament with the national team.

Aoife Mannion suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury very soon after you came here and that’s something you’ve experienced in the past. What would your advice be to her?

I don’t wish an injury like that, an ACL, on my worst enemy. Aoife is working so hard. When I had my recent quad injury, we were training together and she’s very strong. I’m really impressed with her. Injuries are a part of football. I think my injury [Signe suffered an ACL injury in June 2019 that kept her out for a year] showed me how much I actually wanted to play football and how much it meant to me. Of course, I would rather not have had it but I’m kind of happy I did as well because it taught me a lot about myself and the way I look at football and how much I enjoy playing football today. I also saw it ⊲ Manchester United Women v Chelsea Women 25 15

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“WE PLAY TO BE IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS WHERE THERE’S EVERYTHING TO PLAY FOR. WE’RE GOING TO GO OUT THERE AND GIVE ALL WE HAVE” as a possibility to become stronger and to be better in some of the areas it might be difficult to improve while you’re training every day and playing many games. So it’s just about trying to be positive and using it in a good way to become stronger, so when you come back to the pitch, you’re even better than before. I don’t even have to tell Aoife that because she’s already so strong mentally and is doing so well. I’m really impressed with her.

What are your passions outside of football? Maybe you discovered some when you were injured...

When I was injured, I trained so much and had so much stuff to do at the club, that I just went home to sleep! I think if you ask Aoife, she’s kind of the same. But I like to hang out with friends and family, eat nice food, and go out into nature. We don’t have mountains in Denmark, it’s a flat country, so I love to go into the mountains.

And you’re part of a project that helps young girls in Uganda. Could you explain a bit about that?

Yes, it’s an organisation called Dear Football in Uganda and, for many years, it has helped boys with an academy where they go to school, train for football and have a character programme as well. A couple of years ago,

they asked if I wanted to be a part of it as well, to get more girls into the academy. It was a no-brainer for me.

Everybody should have the opportunity to play football.

Football has taught me so many lessons in life and taught me such good values, so for the girls in Uganda to get that is only fair. The current campaign gets signed shirts from players and we put them on auction. The money goes directly to the girls to help get more girls into the academy. I think it’s beautiful. One thing is now, but it’s also making the girls ready to go out into society and become leaders later on and, in that way, help even more people. When we collected the money last time, two months later there were six girls in the academy and I was FaceTiming them. You really feel the difference you make, and the way they look at life is special and inspiring for me.

Right, we’ve got four games left and 12 points to play for. How are you and the squad feeling – excited?

We play football to be in a situation like this where there’s everything to play for. We’re going to go out there and give all we have. Right now, it’s Brighton, and during the week we’ve recovered, prepared and now we’ll do whatever it takes to win. We have to focus on what we need to do in this game. It’s going to be exciting. ●

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BRIGHTON Having rediscovered their early-season form, Powell’s Seagulls have a real chance of securing another top-half finish with four games to play...

Kaagman (second from right) takes the acclaim after putting Brighton 2-0 up away to West Ham last Sunday

The current campaign has been something of a rollercoaster for Brighton but the Seagulls are flying again to eye up a second successive sixth-place finish in the WSL. Positivity oozes from every pore of Hope Powell’s bright young side, which moved into its dedicated training facility in September, on the back of another encouraging campaign in 2020/21.

September coincided with Brighton topping the table two games into this season, and they were still in third by mid-November after a 1-0 defeat of Leicester – watched by 3,566 fans at the Amex Stadium – secured the East Sussex side’s fifth win from their opening seven games.

Unfortunately, a worrying run of one point (a goalless draw with Chelsea) from their next seven league games banished any outside hopes of Champions League qualification by mid-February, but last Sunday’s defeat of

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West Ham was Brighton’s third win in their previous four games, resulting in them leapfroging the Hammers back into sixth. Only league leaders Chelsea had beaten West Ham on their own patch this season before Brighton’s 2-0 win at Victoria Road seven days ago, but Aileen Wheelan’s third-minute strike set the platform for silky Dutch midfielder Inessa Kaagman to seal the deal late on.

“It was a really good performance from back to front,” said Powell. “We don’t score too many early goals so [to do so] gave us confidence and I was actually a bit disappointed we didn’t score one or two more in the first half.”

Confidence is certainly back. After preferring a back three either side of Christmas, Powell has reverted to a 4-2-3-1 formation, which makes the most of playmaker Kaagman’s supreme technical quality and pass-picking ability in tight areas, safe in the knowledge Irish midfield

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MANAGER: HOPE POWELL One of the most respected names in the women’s game, Powell has been central to Brighton’s evolution. A gifted 66-cap midfielder as a player, at the age of 31 she became the youngest person to manage any England national team (and the first woman to be awarded the UEFA Pro Licence) after taking charge of the Lionesses in 1998, remaining in the post until 2013. Since taking the reins at Brighton in 2017, she’s overseen the team turning professional and establishing itself in the WSL, with her people management and coaching acumen highly prized at the club.

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“SIXTH WOULD BE A BETTER ACHIEVEMENT [THAN IN ’20/21] BECAUSE THE STANDARD IS BETTER”– HOPE POWELL anchor Megan Connolly provides excellent cover. Up top, former Arsenal striker Danielle Carter has dovetailed impressively with Ellie Brazil since joining from Reading last summer – they like to switch between centre-forward and left-wing positions to make themselves hard to mark.

Brighton’s star performers this season, however, lie in a defence which has kept seven WSL clean sheets – only Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City have more – with Finnish full-back Emma Koivisto shining throughout.

The 27-year-old has appeared in each of Brighton’s 22 games so far this term and has registered more blocks than any other WSL player. In attack, meanwhile, the buccaneering Koivisto’s four goals puts her level with Kayleigh Green as their joint-top scorer in 2021/22, which is no mean feat for a full-back. Versatile England U23 defender Maya Le Tissier, still 19, is one for the future.

1991 The year the current team was founded. Prior to that they were known as Brighton GPO, reaching the semi-finals of the FA Cup in 1976, before linking up with the men’s team in the early ’90s.

6th Last season was their best-ever finish in the Women’s Super League, having finished ninth in both 2018/19 – the Seagulls’ inaugural campaign in the top division – and 2019/20.

1/18 Powell’s side have drawn just one of their 18 WSL games to date this season – and what a point it was, to deny Chelsea victory in January, having been the only side to beat the Blues last season.

Goalkeeper Megan Walsh provides the bedrock of that mean defence – no WSL stopper has made more saves this season than the 27-year-old, who recently made her senior debut for the Republic of Ireland and has arguably been Brighton’s player of the season.

“She’s been excellent and has kept us in a lot of games this season,” says Powell. “I’d rather she didn’t have as much to do in some of our games, though.”

The manager will be hopeful that Walsh recovers from the illness that saw her miss last weekend’s defeat of West Ham if Brighton are to maintain their resurgence.

“Sixth again this season would be a better achievement [than in 2020/21] because the standard of the league is better,” added boss Powell last Sunday. “We showed today that we can get results away from home and play well.”

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↑ Big shout-out to Matt Lee and Rochelle Garner, who look like they both had a great time last weekend.

↑ Katie hasn’t missed a home game yet, and her dad Chris sent us photos with so many players – here she is with Ona!

↑ Bill is an old hand at United Women but he was delighted to take his good friend Olivia to her first match, v Everton.

↑ Here is competition winner Noah, getting ready to watch the girls train. ‘Thanks for such an amazing prize, says Mark.

↑ ‘It was so nice to meet Jade at Leigh – good luck against Brighton, girls,’ says dedicated United fan Janet Cooper.

↑ Here is ‘my footballmad daughter Camelia’ says Gareth McNally. The season tickets holders will be back today.

← A warm welcome to Lymm Rovers Comets, who are at today’s game with their coach Emily.

They are a new team, with only two of the girls having ever played a proper match before this season. After a few big defeats, recently they’ve started scoring, and even winning a few matches!

Well done, girls – and it’s great to have you here Poppy, Holly, Abi, Ava L, Mia, Connie and Emmi.

↑ Chloe attended last week’s game with her cousin Demi, who turned 16! ‘Martha was lovely, as always!’ says Chloe.

↑ A great pic of Willow, aged six, from last weekend’s game. Willow and mum Lauren are super excited for today.

↑ Happy birthday to Harper Ferris, who is turning six! Love from Grandma, Grandad and Auntie Sarah.

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QUESTION TIME

HALF-TIME QUIZ A dozen questions, many with Seagulls links. Good luck!

1. Aside from United and Brighton, for which other Women’s Super League club has Alessia Russo played?

2. Brighton were one of four teams the Reds managed to face home and away in the curtailed 2019/20 WSL campaign – but who were the only top-flight side United didn’t play in the league that season?

3. Which member of the current squad has the most goals against today’s opponents for United, netting twice in previous meetings?

4. United have twice won by a 4-0 scoreline in a WSL fixture, against Brighton and Leicester, but which player scored in both games?

5. Brighton manager Hope Powell was in charge of England at the 2011 World Cup with a squad including former Reds boss Casey Stoney and which ex-United player (below)?

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6. Which current Seagulls squad member shares a surname with a former United player, who scored 16 goals for the Reds (above)?

7. Ella Toone could play her 100th United game today, but in which year did she net her first goal v Brighton?

8. And what was the final score in that game?

9. How many members of the current squad have found the net in this fixture: four, six or eight?

10. True or false: United have drawn more games this season than across the entirety of the side’s first three campaigns.

11. There’s an international break coming up after today, but how many of the 22 Reds to appear in the WSL in 2021/22 have been capped (right) at senior level: 13, 16 or 19?

12. And which player has the most goals for their country, with 14 strikes to date?

ANSWERS: 1. Chelsea; 2. Birmingham City; 3. Leah Galton; 4. Katie Zelem; 5. Siobhan Chamberlain; 6. Kayleigh Green (Mollie Green); 7. 2020; 8. 3-0 to United; 9. Six: Galton, Zelem, Toone, Russo, Ladd and Boe Risa; 10. True; 11. 19; 12. Signe Bruun

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FA WOMEN’S SUPER LEAGUE TABLE, 2021/22 Team

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W

D

L

GD

Pts

PLAYER

LEAGUE

FA CUP

LEAGUE CUP

TOTAL

APP

GLS

APP

GLS

APP

GLS

APP

GLS

Sophie Baggaley

0

0

0

0

6

0

6

0

Ona Batlle

17

1

1

0

4(1)

1

22(1)

2

Hannah Blundell

15(2)

0

2

0

4(2)

0

21(4)

0

Vilde Boe Risa

8(5)

2

0(2)

0

4(2)

1

12(9)

3

Signe Bruun

2(1)

0

0(1)

0

0(1)

0

2(3)

0

5

0

1

0

0

0

6

0

Mary Earps

18

0

2

0

0(1)

0

20(1)

0

Ivana Ferreira Fuso

0(6)

0

1(1)

0

3(3)

2

4(10)

2

Leah Galton

16(1)

6

1

0

4(2)

0

21(3)

6

Jackie Groenen

8(4)

0

1(1)

0

1

0

10(5)

0

Diane Caldwell

1

Chelsea

17

13

2

2

40

41

Kirsty Hanson

6(8)

1

0(1)

0

3(2)

0

9(11)

1

2

Arsenal

17

12

4

1

35

40

Martha Harris

0(1)

0

0(1)

0

1

0

1(2)

0 0

3

UNITED

18

10

5

3

21

35

Carrie Jones

0(3)

0

1

0

2

0

3(3)

4

Manchester City

17

10

2

5

17

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Hayley Ladd

8(2)

2

1

1

2(1)

0

11(3)

5

Tottenham

16

8

4

4

7

28

Aoife Mannion

12

0

1

0

6

0

19

3 0

6

Brighton

18

8

1

9

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25

Jade Moore

0(2)

0

0

0

0

0

0(2)

0

7

West Ham

18

6

6

6

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Alessia Russo

15(3)

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1(1)

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Reading

18

7

3

8

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Kirsty Smith

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Everton

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Karna Solskjaer

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Lucy Staniforth

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Martha Thomas

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Maria Thorisdottir

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Ella Toone

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Millie Turner

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Katie Zelem

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Alessia Russo (UNITED)

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Right: Martha Thomas was unfortunate not to be awarded a second-half goal on her 20th United appearance last weekend

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Ella Toone (UNITED)

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Leah Galton (UNITED)

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Fran Kirby (Chelsea)

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Lauren Hemp (Manchester City)

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Natasha Dowie (Reading)

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Ella Toone

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Katie Zelem

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Kirsty Hanson

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UNITED ALL-TIME APPS & GOALS

Ella Toone (UNITED)

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Leah Galton

80

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Charlie Devlin

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Vivianne Miedema (Arsenal)

6

Amy Turner

67

4

Ivana Ferreira Fuso

20

2

Fran Kirby (Chelsea)

6

Jessica Sigsworth

66

26

Martha Thomas

20

4

Hannah Blundell (UNITED)

5

Mary Earps

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Aoife Mannion

19

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Beth Mead (Arsenal)

5

Kirsty Smith

58

1

Christen Press

17

4

Katie McCabe (Arsenal)

5

Jackie Groenen

56

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Aimee Palmer

15

1

Lauren James

56

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Tobin Heath

11

4

Hayley Ladd

56

5

Carrie Jones

10

0

Martha Harris

49

1

Lotta Okvist

10

0

Ona Batlle

46

2

Sophie Baggaley

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Lizzie Arnot

34

9

Diane Caldwell

6

0

Birmingham v Everton

Jane Ross

34

7

Emily Ramsey

6

0

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Lucy Staniforth

32

3

Signe Brunn

5

0

West Ham v Manchester City

Alessia Russo

31

14

Naomi Hartley

3

0

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Maria Thorisdottir

31

1

Fran Bentley

2

0

Leicester v Arsenal (12.30pm)

Mollie Green

29

16

Jade Moore

2

0

Tottenham v Aston Villa (2pm)

Siobhan Chamberlain

27

0

Tara Bourne

1

0

Chelsea v Reading (6.45pm)

Alex Greenwood

27

5

Rebecca May

1

0

Hannah Blundell

25

0

Aurora Mikalsen

1

0

Abbie McManus

25

2

Karna Solskjaer

1

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Right: Lydia Bedford’s Foxes are back at the King Power today

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FIXTURES & LINE-UPS, 2021/22 AUGUST SEPTEMBER WSL

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Reading (H) 7.45pm

2-0

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Mannion

Thorisdottir

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Zelem

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Leicester (A) 2pm

3-1

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Earps

Blundell

Mannion

Turner

Batlle

Zelem

Groenen

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Chelsea (H) 12.30pm

1-6

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Earps

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Mannion

Thorisdottir

Batlle

Zelem

Groenen

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Birmingham (A) 6.45pm 2-0

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Batlle

Mannion

Thorisdottir

Blundell

Zelem Groenen

WSL

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Man City (H) 1.30pm

2-2

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Earps

Blundell

Mannion

Thorisdottir

Batlle

Zelem

Groenen

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Durham (A) 7pm

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Harris

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Thorisdottir

Blundell

Boe Risa

Ladd

WSL

Sun 7

Tottenham (A) 12.15pm 1-1

1,308

Earps

Batlle

Mannion

Thorisdottir

Blundell

Zelem

Ladd

WSL

Sun 14

Everton (A) 12.30pm

1-1

840

Earps

Batlle

Mannion

Thorisdottir

Blundell

Zelem

Boe Risa

CC

Wed 17

Man City (H) 7pm

2-1

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Baggaley

Batlle 1

Mannion

Thorisdottir

Smith

Boe Risa

Jones

WSL

Sun 21

Arsenal (H) 12.15pm

0-2

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Earps

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Mannion

Thorisdottir

Blundell

Staniforth

Zelem

CC

Sun 5

Leicester (H) 12pm

2-2↓

Baggaley

Batlle

Mannion

Turner

Blundell

Boe Risa

Zelem 1

WSL

Sun 12

Brighton (A) 12.30pm

2-0

Earps

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Mannion

Turner

Blundell

Ladd 1

Zelem

CC

Wed 15

Everton (A) 7pm

2-0+

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Batlle

Mannion

Turner

Smith

Zelem

Toone

WSL

Sun 19

Aston Villa (H) 12pm

5-0

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Earps

Smith

Mannion

Turner

Galton

Zelem 1 •

Ladd

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Sat 15

Birmingham (H) 12pm

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Batlle

Mannion

Turner

Smith

Ladd

Zelem 1

CC

Wed 19

Arsenal (A) 7.15pm (QF) 1-0

Baggaley

Blundell

Mannion

Turner

Thorisdottir

Ladd

Zelem

WSL

Sun 23

Tottenham (H) 12pm

3-0

1,519

Earps

Batlle

Mannion

Thorisdottir

Smith

Ladd 1

Zelem

FA

Sun 30

Bridgwater (A) 2pm

2-0

2,500

Earps

Smith

Thorisdottir Mannion

Blundell

Ladd 1

Zelem

CC

Wed 2

Chelsea (A) 7pm

1-3

1,548

Baggaley

Batlle

Thorisdottir Mannion

Blundell

Groenen

Zelem

WSL

Sat 5

Arsenal (A) 12.30pm

1-1

2,385

Earps

Batlle

Caldwell

Thorisdottir

Blundell

Ladd

Zelem

WSL

Sun 13

Man City (A) 12.30pm

0-1

5,317

Earps

Batlle

Caldwell

Thorisdottir

Blundell

Ladd

Zelem

FA

Sun 27

Man City (H) 12.30pm

1-4

2,335

Earps

Batlle

Caldwell

Thorisdottir

Blundell

Groenen

Zelem 1

WSL

Sat 5

Leicester (H) 12pm

4-0

1,103

Earps

Batlle

Caldwell

Thorisdottir

Blundell

Groenen

Zelem 2

WSL

Sat 12

Reading (A) 11.30am

3-1

1,371

Earps

Batlle

Caldwell

Thorisdottir

Blundell

Groenen

Zelem

WSL

Wed 16

West Ham (A) 7.30pm

1-1

1,425

Earps

Blundell

Caldwell

Zelem

Batlle

Groenen

Boe Risa

WSL

Sun 27

Everton (H) 12.30pm

3-1

20,241 Earps

Batlle

Ladd

Thorisdottir

Blundell

Groenen

Zelem 1 •

WSL

Sun 3

Brighton (H) 12pm

WSL

Sun 24

Aston Villa (A) 6pm

WSL

Sun 1

West Ham (H) 12pm

WSL

Sun 8

Chelsea (A) 12.30pm

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DE CEMBER

JANUARY

FEBRUARY

M ARCH

A PRIL MAY

(United score listed first.

All fixtures subject to change – visit ManUtd.com/fixtures for latest fixtures information)

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825

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Hanson 1

Staniforth

Galton

Toone

Thomas

Groenen

Russo

–

–

Hanson

Staniforth

Galton

Toone 1

Thorisdottir 1

Thomas 1

Russo

–

–

Hanson

Staniforth

Galton

Toone

Russo 1

Ladd

Jones

–

–

Russo

Staniforth

Galton 1

Toone 1

Hanson

Boe Risa

Jones

–

–

Hanson

Toone

Galton

Russo 1

Staniforth 1

Ladd

–

–

–

Staniforth

Jones

Russo

Fuso 1

Hanson

Toone 1

Galton

–

– –

Hanson

Toone

Galton

Russo 1

Staniforth

Thomas

–

–

Toone 1

Russo

Galton

Thomas

Staniforth

Hanson

–

–

–

Fuso 1

Staniforth

Hanson

Thomas

Russo

Galton

Toone

Blundell

Zelem

Hanson

Toone

Galton

Russo

Jones

Boe Risa

–

–

–

Staniforth

Toone

Galton

Russo 1

Ladd

Hanson

Fuso

–

–

Toone

Staniforth

Boe Risa 1

Russo

Galton

Thomas

–

–

–

Hanson

Fuso

Galton

Thomas 1

Russo

Blundell

Thorisdottir

Staniforth

Boe Risa

Staniforth 1

Boe Risa

Toone 2

Russo

Hanson

Thomas 1

Thorisdottir

Fuso

–

Boe Risa

Toone

Galton 2

Russo 1

Blundell

Thomas

Groenen

Thorisdottir

Fuso

Galton

Hanson

Toone

Thomas

Fuso

Batlle

Boe Risa

Russo 1

–

Toone

Boe Risa 1

Galton 1

Russo

Thomas

Blundell

Groenen

Fuso

–

Toone 1

Jones

Fuso

Thomas

Harris

Boe Risa

Groenen

Russo

Solskjaer

Boe Risa 1

Thomas

Galton

Russo

Fuso

Brunn

Earps

–

–

Toone

Bruun

Galton

Russo 1

Groenen

Thomas

–

–

–

Bruun

Boe Risa

Toone

Russo

Thomas

Hanson

Fuso

–

–

Russo

Toone

Galton

Thomas

Bruun

Hanson

Fuso

Boe Risa

–

Russo 1

Toone

Galton

Thomas 1

Fuso

Hanson

Boe Risa

Harris

–

Russo 1

Toone

Galton 2

Thomas

Hanson

Boe Risa

–

–

–

Toone 1

Thomas

Galton

Russo

Moore

Fuso

Hanson

–

–

Thomas

Toone

Galton

Russo 2

Hanson

Moore

Boe Risa

Bruun

–

KEY: WSL – Women’s Super League FA – Women’s FA Cup

CC – FA Continental League Cup

Scorers Bold

↑/↓ won/lost on penalties

First sub

Third sub

Fifth sub

Fourth sub

Penalty •

Own goal + Second sub

Yellow/red card

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Martha Harris Maria Thorisdottir Jade Moore Aoife Mannion Hannah Blundell Ella Toone Vilde Boe Risa Martha Thomas Katie Zelem Leah Galton Hayley Ladd Ivana Ferreira Fuso Jackie Groenen Diane Caldwell Signe Bruun Ona Batlle Kirsty Hanson Kirsty Smith Millie Turner Alessia Russo Carrie Jones Mary Earps (GK) Sophie Baggaley (GK) Lucy Staniforth Karna Solskjaer Safia Middleton-Patel (GK) Niamh Murphy Keira Barry

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 21 23 24 27 32 37 38 39 40 41

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 24 25 33 40

Megan Walsh (GK) Emma Koivisto Felicity Gibbons Danielle Bowman Danique Kerkdijk Maya Le Tissier Aileen Whelan Megan Connolly Geum-min Lee Inessa Kaagman Libby Bance Kayleigh Green Ellie Brazil Emma Kullberg Danielle Carter Emily Simpkins Victoria Williams Julia Zigiotti Olme Maisie Symonds Frances Angel (GK) Faith Nokuthula Katie Startup (GK)

MATCH OFFICIALS Referee Abigail Byrne ⬤ Assistants Melissa Burgin, Ivan Stankovic Fourth official Anthony Backhouse

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