Lisa Naalsund could be Marc Skinner's secret weapon in Man United's midfield

Manchester United have a full squad available for selection, bar Jayde Riviere, to attack Chelsea on Sunday afternoon in an all-out brawl to secure the Women's Super League top spot.

United currently sit one point ahead of Chelsea at the top of the table as manager Marc Skinner believes there has been "immense growth" since the sides last met, with a possible nod towards his January signing of Lisa Naalsund.

The Norwegian star is yet to make her United debut however she could make her mark at the weekend to help bolster the Reds' chances to stay ahead of title defenders Chelsea at Kingsmeadow.

The midfielder is likely to slot into the central triangle among Katie Zelem, Hayley Ladd and Ella Toone however that would force a formation rotation from the usual 4-2-3-1 and why fix something that isn’t broken?

The January newcomer is everything Skinner hoped she would be in passing comments: “Her mentality, box-to-box driving runs and desire to win will continue to add a variance of skill and quality to the team.”

The problem is, the Blues squad depth is unparalleled and have profound flexibility regarding their starting line-up, often switching from a back three to a back four. And while they opted for a 3-4-3 last time out against United, they reshaped into a 4-1-4-1 against Brighton mid-week to bring home a 3-1 win.

United value consistency and it works. It’s abundantly clear that Skinner has played the same backline week-in-week-out and thus, have conceded the least goals in the league to date. He said: “We build our attack from a strong defence." So surely a willingness to mix it up higher up the field is a possibility,

Captain Zelem, Ladd and Toone have all performed valiantly for Skinner and bring their own