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 Tul...
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.”
Source: Sofascore
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