Eva Olid speaking at a press conference
Eva Olid speaking at a press conference
“No updates, [just] the same long-term injuries we had,” Olid told reporters, when asked for the latest team news at her pre-match press conference on Friday afternoon.
That hopefully means Lea Schuller has suffered no lasting damage after appearing to be in pain while celebrating her goal in Wednesday's 5-3 win at Liverpool.
Having netted in the 11th minute, the German forward went on to play just over an hour of the Subway Players Cup tie in St Helens, before being replaced by Ellen Wangerheim.
Eva's update suggests that the City game will come too soon, however, for long-term absentees Celin Bizet Donnum, Jayde Riviere and Emma Watson.
Bizet Donnum has been working her way towards a return after giving birth in June, while Riviere has been out since the opening weekend and Watson is yet to play this season due to injury.
Fridolina Rolfo is pregnant and hasn't featured this term either, as she prepares for that exciting chapter in her life.
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Eva Olid speaking at press conference before Man City game in WSL
Eva Olid speaking at press conference before Man City game in WSL
'OUR MENTALITY IS TO KEEP WINNING'
Ahead of her first Manchester derby in the WSL, the boss recalled the experience of United's pre-season meeting with City, during Friday's press conference.
Eva also spoke about her side wanting to challenge the strongest teams, and maintain a recent run that has seen us win each of our last six matches across all competitions.
City are the reigning league champions and go into the weekend's clash in a good moment of their own, having made a perfect start to their title defence, with a 100-per-cent record that sees them top the standings.
“You want to play always against the best because you challenge yourself and, tactically, I think it's a really good team and it's going to be a good challenge,” Olid explained to the assembled media, via a video link.
“When you are in a good moment, you don't want to stop. You want to continue.
“Still, when you win more, the more you want to win. We are with confidence and that ambition to keep winning. We know the opponent is going to be really competitive, but our mentality has to be keep winning matches because that has to be us.”
United Women huddle after win over Charlton at The Valley
United Women huddle after win over Charlton at The Valley
HOW TO WATCH AND FOLLOW
Over 6,000 tickets have been sold for Sunday's 18:00 GMT kick-off at the Progress With Unity Stadium in Leigh. If you're yet to get yours, there is still time to do so.
The game will be shown as it happens in the UK on Sky Sports Football and Sky One, while we will have live radio commentary available globally on MUTV, ManUtd.com and the United App.
Our app and website are also the places to be for the team news an hour before the first whistle, updates across the 90 minutes, via our Match Centre, and reaction from Eva at full-time.
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