Why Manchester United's max exodus of players is nothing to worry about
What on earth is going on at Carrington? That door must be constantly revolving as players enter and leave Manchester United Women.
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Manchester United 2023/24 WSL fixtures released in full
The Women's Super League fixtures for the upcoming 2023/24 season have been announced and Manchester United face a tough opening match away from home against Carla Ward's Aston Villa at Villa Park.
WSL 2022-23 review: club-by-club analysis and our writers’ highlights
ACL injuries to Beth Mead, Vivianne Miedema, Leah Williamson and Laura Wienroither. Season-ending injuries to Kim Little and Lia Wälti. Long-term injuries to Caitlin Foord and Steph Catley. Arsenal’s season was blighted by the absence of key personnel. Yet, somehow, they have a League Cup trophy and a place in next season’s Champions League. The resilience of the squad, the willingness and desire of players to step up and fight for each other as the challenge has got harder and harder, has been incredible. SW
Rachel Daly: Aston Villa and Lionesses star named Women's Super League player of the season
Rachel Daly has been named the Women’s Super League player of the season after a record-breaking campaign with Aston Villa. It caps off a fine 12 months for Daly who won Euro 2022 with the Lionesses playing as a left-back. Daly scored 21 goals in 21 league games for Villa this season.
Kirsty Hanson is one of Aston Villa's key players but Man United see her as part of their future
Manchester United sent Kirsty Hanson out on loan after four years with the club. On a quest to develop her game, she went for a spell at Aston Villa for the 2022/23 season, despite being part a major part of the inaugural United squad in the 2017-18 season. The 25-year-old scored three goals in nine games to kick off their second-tier campaign, aiding the club's push for promotion into the Women's Super League.
Manchester United are ready for Daly threat
With only four league games left of the season, Manchester United have the most difficult route to Women's Super League glory starting with facing Carla Ward’s Villa in their home fortress, the Bescot Stadium. A win will see Marc Skinner's side lead the title race and go six points clear of second-place Manchester City, and seven ahead of third-place Chelsea.
Chelsea seal Women’s FA Cup final place as Sam Kerr header sinks Aston Villa
There is an inevitability to the narrative in any game in which Sam Kerr plays. On Tuesday she capitalised on an error to put Australia ahead in a 2-0 win against England and just five days later she was at the far post to nod in the goal, against the run of play, that would ensure Chelsea’s passage to the FA Cup final against Manchester United on 14 May.
Aston Villa’s Lucy Staniforth: ‘I’d be lying if I said I’m not thinking about the World Cup’
A s Lucy Staniforth left Manchester United’s training ground for the final time a nagging voice inside her head suggested she might be about to step off the edge of the world. Fast forward three months from that watershed January moment and the midfielder, now at Aston Villa, feels on top of it.