Manchester United Women begin FA Cup defence as Man City aim to turn the page after defeats

Manchester United Women and Manchester City Women will be eyeing winning starts to their respective FA Cup campaigns when they enter the competition at the fourth round stage this weekend.

United, who won the competition for the very first time last season, will lock horns with West Bromwich Albion at Leigh Sports Village on Saturday teatime. The Baggies advanced to the fourth round with a 2-0 win over Cheadle Town Stingers last month.

The Baggies currently reside in The FA Women's National League North Premier Division, which is the third tier of women's football, meaning United head into Saturday's clash as overwhelming favourites to progress to the fifth round for the fifth year running.

Marc Skinner's side paused for the recent winter break on a run of three successive victories, meaning they will be keen to pick up from where they left off. They beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in their last Women's Super League [WSL] outing on December 15, courtesy of a first half winner from Grace Clinton.

The meeting between United, who currently sit fourth in the WSL table, and West Brom will mark a family affair for defender Evie Rabjohn, whose older sister, Olivia, plays for the Baggies. However, Evie will miss the game as she continues to recover from a long-term knee injury.

She recently told United's club media: "It's going well [my recovery], I'm getting there. It's been long, very long, but I'm finally kicking on which is nice.

"We said all day: 'We're going to draw each other, we’re going to draw each other.' Olivia was out when the draw was on, but I was at home with my mum and dad, and I watched it.

"As soon as the whole thing started, I was like: 'It's going to be West Brom, it's going to be West Brom.' And it was."

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