“It makes you emotional”: Skinner shines a spotlight on what makes his exciting United side so “unique”

Manchester United Women eased into the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 5-0 aggregate win over Atletico Madrid. The Red Devils will now face Bayern Munich in the last eight of their debut campaign in the competition. Head coach Marc Skinner discussed the match in his post-game interview with the club’s official website. Marc Skinner 100 wins Skinner was asked to comment on what was his 100th win in charge of the Red Devils. He answered, “yeah, I mean, you know me — I always put the team first, so let’s talk about the team. It’s nice to reach 100 wins, and hopefully there are many more.” Skinner went on, “tonight, I felt they were fantastic. There were moments early on where we had to feel the game out a little bit because Atletico attacked and left lots of space. If we were ruthless, we could have put the game to bed earlier. But we’re always resilient in defending — we block, we put our bodies on the line.” 💯🆙 Marc Skinner has now overseen a century of United wins 👔✅ pic.twitter.com/J6Q6vzaa7P — Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) February 19, 2026 He also went on to lavish his side with praise, claiming, “I was speaking to the commentators and we just have this incredible spirit. I don’t think many teams have it. It’s unique to us.” Skinner also explained that “to win eight in a row now, and to beat a team as good as Atleti 5–0 on aggregate, shows the special group we have and the special thing we’re building here.” Praise for fans Skinner also took the time to praise the fans for their role in the club’s recent success. He beamed, “they were incredible. Not just in Madrid, but brilliant here tonight. And let’s be clear — they0re the 12th woman, man and child. They were everything. I’m going to ask them again — we need to go again Sunday.” Chelsea test Skinner’s side will face Chelsea on Sunday afternoon in the fifth round of the FA Cup, and commenting on the game he said, “we’ve got a really tough tie, so we need them in our corner. They mean the world to us. To keep creating history for them and to hear them singing, ‘we’re going on a European tour and we’re continuing it,’ honestly, it makes you emotional as a coach.” The match will kick off at 13:30 GMT on Sunday afternoon. Featured image Michael Campanella via Getty Images The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.