Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag praises England Women's coach Sarina Wiegman

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is "proud" of England Women's coach Sarina Wiegman after the Lionesses reached their first-ever World Cup final.

Wiegman replaced Phil Neville as coach in 2021 and led the Lionesses to European Championship victory last year.

United Women's trio Mary Earps, Ella Toone and Katie Zelem are all in the Lionesses squad that will face Spain in Sunday's final in Sydney. Toone became the first England player to score in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in major tournaments with her opening piledriver in the 3-1 win over Australia on Wednesday.

Ten Hag says he is keeping his "fingers crossed" for an England win and he is particularly pleased for his compatriot Wiegman.

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"Firstly, it is great that a Dutch manager is doing a great job for England, so I am very proud of her, coming from the Dutch school," Ten Hag said, "and of course I am a supporter and fan of the England women’s team and I really cross my fingers and hope they return with the World Cup."

The timing of the Women's World Cup has contributed to United delaying their decision on Mason Greenwood's future. United insist no decision has been taken even though chief executive Richard Arnold is understood to have informed confidants of the club's intention to reintegrate Greenwood back into the first-team squad.

Ten Hag insists the questionable handling of the Greenwood issue is not affecting his day-to-day preparations. "No, we focus on the way of playing, we focus on the team performance.

"It is about the players who are available, so we focus on Tottenham. Every start to the season is difficult, we know that, we are really aware of it, so the