Manchester United Women vs Reading Women LIVE updates, team news and TV channel

Manchester United Women play Reading in the opening fixture of the Women's Super League on Saturday.

United are hoping to start the campaign with a win with a view to improving on their fourth-placed finish last season under manager Marc Skinner. United won both fixtures last season against Reading, 2-0 at home and 3-1 away.

United will be without their midfield talisman Jackie Groenen as she has secured a move to Paris Saint Germain, however, Nikita Parris who moved to Manchester from Arsenal this summer should be in line to make her debut.

Kick-off is at 12 pm and United will be hoping that their home field advantage will help them secure three points.

Follow the live blog below for live updates from Leigh Sports Village.

Maya Le Tissier scores from a corner.

United have had most of the possession in these early stages and are getting the ball in lots of space down the wings. Marc Skinner has deployed his team in a 4-2-3-1 formation and this hopefully will create more openings and therefore chances as the game goes on.

0' - Reading gets us underway here at Leigh Sports Village

Captain Katie Zelem will be honoured before kick-off as she becomes the first player in Manchester United Women's history to reach 100 appearances for the club.

For those of you unable to make the journey down to Leigh Sports Village today, coverage will be shown on the FA Player while highlights will be available later on BBC IPlayer.

Kick-off is at 12pm.

Reading may have finished 8th in the WSL table last season, but Marc Skinner is not pulling his punches. A strong team for the start of the season with Euro 2022 winners Mary Earps, Ella Toone and Alessia Russo all making the starting XI.

New signing Lucia Garcia also makes the starting XI