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Manchester United supervisor, Marc Skinner, has mentioned his facet are ready for an ‘aggressive’ Brighton facet tomorrow.
Skinner spoke to press forward of the WSL fixture, after it had been revealed that Brighton boss Melissa Phillips had been sacked.
Skinner wished Phillips all the perfect for her future however mentioned: “It perhaps modifications the idea of the sport as a result of we don’t know if they may proceed with their sport plan or not.”
He continued: “Whenever you watch Brighton play they’re very aggressive of their entrance line, and the again line. We’ve a plan B however you must put together much more since you don’t know for 100 per cent what you’re going to get.”
Skinner confirmed there have been no new accidents to his facet heading into the sport with the Seagulls; Geyse and Jayde Riviere picked up knocks in opposition to Villa however are anticipated to be match for Sunday.
In the meantime, he confirmed Aoife Mannion, who has been affected by a long-term damage, is simply a few weeks away from returning.
The United boss was pressed on his facet’s lack of motion within the winter switch window.
“I’ll all the time say that we’re about bringing the appropriate folks in. On this second, that wasn’t the case and so the membership and the crew is not going to spend cash that we’ll waste,” he defined.
Nevertheless, it was confirmed {that a} key member of the squad has signed a brand new deal, Leah Galton.
Talking of the winger who has been on the membership because it reformed in 2018, he mentioned: “Since I’ve been right here, Leah has been a improbable professional, a mannequin professional. She was unbelievable final season, she has grown a lot. She has loads of competitors this yr however on her day, she is without doubt one of the finest forwards within the league, I’ve little question about that.”
He continued: “For us to proceed to have her at Manchester United is improbable for our followers and I can’t wait to work together with her and to push her much more and get much more out of her. She is a superb character and he or she is extraordinarily horrifying if you’re enjoying in opposition to her.”
United host Brighton at Leigh Sports activities Village tomorrow with kick off scheduled for 12 midday.
