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Thursday 18 September 2025 22:43
Marc Skinner praised his team of history makers after beating Brann 3-1 on aggregate to progress to the main stage of the Women’s Champions League for the first time in the club’s history.
“We are history makers,” he declared at the start of his post-match press conference. But despite the obvious elation, he was serious when he said United would be competitive as we head into unchartered territory.Â
“I said to the players at the end, we’ve got to go in there and not just make up the numbers, we have to go and really be excited by the opportunity to play against Europe’s best teams. If you want to be there, you’ve got to perform against them.Â
“I hope that the teams that get us, they see that actually they didn’t really want to play Manchester United. But in all honesty, whoever we get, we will absolutely try and maximise those games that we get.”
Though it is a new challenge for the Reds, Skinner is confident that he now has a group of players with the experience needed to be competitive moving forward. “It will be a totally different challenge, but something we’re looking forward to. We’ve got players that have experience of that, we added that experience. It’ll be a different challenge, but something we’re going to absolutely embrace. We’ve just made history, so why not go and enjoy it?”
United headed into the game trailing our opponents 1-0 on aggregate but flipped the tie on its head thanks to an Elisabeth Terland hat-trick, and Skinner was full of praise for our striker. “I’m really proud of her tonight, because she grew in a psychological situation, and I think those goals just show the quality of player she is.
“I think she’s one of the best finishers I’ve ever worked with. She’s so intelligent in the box, she wants to work, she wants to find little angles, she’s always thinking.”
The boss also gave an update on Celin Bizet Donnum who was left out of tonight’s squad and Jayde Riviere who went off injured, confirming that he hoped both would be fit to play against Arsenal on Sunday.
We will find out our next opponents in the Champions League in tomorrow (Friday)’s draw.
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Thursday 18 September 2025 22:43
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