“So much more in our locker”: United Women star fires exciting message ahead of CL showdown

Manchester United Women defeated Leicester City on Saturday to maintain their grasp on second place in the league. Marc Skinner’s side have been in fantastic form in 2026 so far, and both Phallon Tullis-Joyce and Julia Olme were delighted with their side’s victory. Phallon Tullis-Joyce Speaking to the club’s website, Tullis-Joyce revealed just how difficult a match it was for United to win. She claimed, “it was a tough one we had to grit out, grind out. I think we could have made it a bit easier for ourselves but now we have a lot of good lessons that we learned and we will pull it out in the next match.” The American goalkeeper was also delighted with yet another clean sheet for her side, and she claimed, “very pleased. All of our defenders had stand out moments today and I’m really happy with them. Great for the team.” Finally, she was asked to look forward to the huge match against Atletico Madrid this Thursday in the Champions League, and she had an exciting message for the fans. She claimed it was vital to “carry the momentum and increasing that level even more because we have so much more in our locker than we showed today. So yeah, we are going to rev it up.” Julia Olme United’s Swedish midfielder has now scored three goals in her last four matches and was asked if this was the midfielder’s new role in the team. She joked, “yeah, hopefully!” but then admitted that the goal was actually a cross for Lea Schuller that drifted in. She explained, “today’s (goal) was supposed to be a cross for Lea but luckily it went in. They made it difficult for us but it is also up to us. We need to be cleaner on the ball and more composed around the box. But yeah, it was a nice win.” Olme was also asked to give her thoughts on United scoring yet another goal from the bench when Elisabeth Terland made sure of the points late on. She explained, “of course, we have amazing players on and off the pitch, so it doesn’t matter who starts or comes on, we have good players everywhere. It’s good with competition and it just shows that we have a good squad.” StatValue Goals1 Assists1 Key passes2 Crosses (accurate)9 (1) Accurate passes35/52 (67%) Passes in opposition half (acc.)23/37 (62%) Passes in own half (acc.)12/15 (80%) Total shots1 Shots on target1 Shots blocked0 Touches79 Unsuccessful touches3 Dribbles (successful)0 (0) Was fouled3 Possession lost30 Total carrying distance114.5 m Carries14 Total progression20.2 m Def. contributions9 Tackles (won)2 (0) Interceptions3 Clearances4 Blocked shots0 Recoveries9 Ground duels (won)7 (5) Aerial duels (won)5 (2) Fouls1 Dribbled past0 Source: Sofascore 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.