Manchester United head coach Marc Skinner says that his side will be aiming to put on a show when they contest the first-ever women’s fixture to be played at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.The Red Devil...
Manchester United head coach Marc Skinner says that his side will be aiming to put on a show when they contest the first-ever women’s fixture to be played at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.
The Red Devils face Everton at the Merseyside club’s brand new arena at Bramley-Moore Dock on Sunday afternoon.
Opponents Everton have picked up just four points from an available 15 so far and while Skinner believes that The Toffees will improve, he says that the focus is on his own side putting on a show this weekend.
“I just think Brian [Sørensen] is going through a transition period where he is bringing different players in because he wants to evolve his playing style,” Skinner said when speaking in the pre-match press conference. “Brian is always a tough coach to play against, he’s very good at what he does.
“I expect them to improve, I expect them to pick up more points. When they get the flow of what he wants, you’ll see some real good signs from them.
“It’ll be a real tough game this weekend but we are looking forward to going to the brand new stadium and trying to put on a show for the fans. It’ll be really tough but I don’t see them having any issues going forward. They’re in start of the season mode and I think they’ll get out of that pretty quickly.”
A bumper crowd is set to pack out the Hill Dickinson Stadium and Skinner is keen for his side to understand the added pressure that a large audience could bring.
He said “Maybe [the occasion throws up challenges] but maybe for Everton too because they’re feeling it for the first time. There’s always a pressure when you go into a home game. If we can balance that pressure, for them as well and understand that and we can play well. Hopefully, it’ll be tough for them.
“I’ve never played at Goodison Park neither and that’s an historic ground too, potentially next year. From my perspective, it’ll be good to put on a show for the fans, in an incredible stadium. I’m looking forward to playing there and I know the players are too but only if we put in a good performance and win.”
Ahead of the game, Everton boss Brian Sørensen said that he believes that Manchester United are currently at their very best. Skinner doesn’t want to compare his current side against former teams, but agrees that The Red Devils are developing well.
He said “It’s kind for Brian to say that. I think it’s different, it’s a different team. I wouldn’t compare any of my other teams to that, there would have to be a lot of context to that. What I’d say is that I’m really enjoying the way that we’re playing. We still have the same aggression without the ball but what we have now is the ability to unlock teams that are in a high block as well. We can mix the game and that’s what I like about this team. We’ve started with real good confidence.
“I don’t know if it’s the best we’ve had so far but I’m definitely really enjoying the way we are playing and the signs in the direction which we are heading.”
Manchester United’s Barclays Women’s Super League fixture at Everton kicks-off at 12pm on Sunday afternoon.
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