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The massive video games carry on coming for Manchester United Ladies, with Saturday afternoon’s crosstown journey to Manchester Metropolis now the main focus for Marc Skinner’s facet.
Saturday’s 13:30 GMT kick-off on the Etihad Stadium marks a return to motion within the Barclays Ladies’s Tremendous League for the Reds, following Wednesday’s assertion European victory over Paris Saint-Germain at Outdated Trafford.That 2-1 triumph was the proper follow-up to final weekend’s defeat towards Aston Villa, our first of the WSL season, with Skinner’s workforce seeking to get again to profitable methods within the home competitors.
United gained final season’s corresponding fixture on the Etihad Stadium 4-2 – our first away win over Metropolis within the WSL – however will face a distinct Blues workforce this Saturday.Swedish head coach Andree Jeglertz took cost in the beginning of this season and has since guided his Residents to the highest of the top-flight desk, with seven successive wins.
Jeglertz’s facet are the division’s prime scorers (with 20 targets, narrowly forward of United on 19), however have gained tight video games towards West Ham (1-0) and Everton (2-1) because the October worldwide break.Star striker Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw scored the winner within the latter at Goodison Park, her fifth strike of the WSL season, which sees her degree on the prime of the league’s purpose standings for 2025/26, with United’s Malard.
Phallon Tullis-Joyce is ready to be assessed forward of the derby, after the goalkeeper missed her first sport of the season in midweek with a facial knock.
Melvine Malard was withdrawn within the second half towards PSG however Skinner recommended afterwards that the France worldwide, who scored an excellent purpose on the night time, needs to be okay for the weekend.
Dominique Janssen is ready to return to the fold after a one-match European suspension prevented her from being concerned towards PSG, whereas Celin Bizet Donnum is a current absentee (again harm) whom Skinner might present the most recent on in Friday’s pre-match press convention. Centre-back Millie Turner isn’t anticipated to be again from a knee situation till the brand new 12 months.
As for Metropolis, ex-United captain Alex Greenwood, Mary Fowler, Kerolin and Lily Murphy aren’t out there, however former Purple Grace Clinton might face her outdated membership for the primary time since departing in the summertime, after a current spell on the sidelines. Lauren Hemp, Rebecca Knaak and Sydney Lohmann are additionally in competition to play an element as they work their approach again to full health.
