Terland Le Tissier training pre Villa
Terland Le Tissier training pre Villa
Manchester United are back in action in the Barclays Women's Super League this Sunday lunchtime, with Eva Olid making two changes to the XI that began against Everton.
Full-back Jayde Riviere starts for United for the first time since the opening game of the season against London City Lionesses, eased back in as a substitute over the past two weeks following her recovery from injury. Simi Awujo is also a starter in midfield.
Andrea Medina and Julia Zigiotti are the players who make way, moving to the bench.
For the first time since the October international break, there has been no midweek fixture for the Reds to juggle in the build up to today’s game.
The changes could mean a slight reshuffle to the way we line up, with Sandberg pushing forward into the left-wing role previously occupied by Medi, Lundkvist switching to left-back and Riviere coming in on the right.
United: Tullis-Joyce; Riviere, Le Tissier (c), Janssen, Lundkvist; Awujo, Miyazawa; Park, Toone, Sandberg; Terland.
Substitutes: Leitzig, Medina, Bernal, Zigioitti, Bizet Donnum, Griffiths, Jusu Bah, Schuller, Wangerheim.
Following last Saturday’s draw at Goodison Park, it is a trip to another of England’s historic football grounds in the form of Villa Park.
Liverpool and Arsenal are kicking off at the same time (12:00 GMT) at Anfield, with the Gunners two points back as it stands. Victory for United in the West Midlands would also mean at least temporarily leapfrogging Tottenham Hotspur into fourth place in the WSL table, with Spurs’ home encounter with Brighton following immediately after full-time in our game.
ON LOCATION AT VILLA PARK
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