WSL 2021/22 season starts live on Sky at Leigh Sports Village; Watch Man Utd Women vs Reading Women from 7pm on Sky Sports Main Event & Premier League on Friday - kick-off 7.45pm
Manchester United and Reading will kichồng off a new season và a new era for the Women"s Super League in front of the Sky Sports cameras on Friday.
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It has been a summer of change at Man Utd. Casey Stoney left the club early in the summer, with former Birmingmê say City Women manager Marc Skinner appointed in her place.
Despite the departure of Lauren James, Tobin Heath và Christen Press in the summer, there have been good additions to lớn the squad as they prepare for a new era under a new coach.
Skinner is looking khổng lồ help United mount a title challenge after they finished fourth - 10 points behind champions Chelsea - last season. Breaking the hold of the "top three" would also secure Champions League football next season.
But they come up against a Reading side who are seasoned in the WSL. Last year, they finished in seventh on 24 points - 23 points behind United.
This summer saw them lose key midfielders Fara Williams and Angharad James, but have sầu done some solid business of their own as they look khổng lồ push further up the table in the current campaign.
After a long road baông chồng from an ACL injury, Aoife Mannion is ready for the new Women"s Super League season after crossing the Manchester divide this summer.
In an exclusive sầu interview with Sky Sports ahead of the WSL season opener, Mannion said: "I did a lot of my rehab in my parents" garden so I think everyone feels like a different person coming out of the pandemic và that"s the same for me. Coming back from that means I don"t take for granted being able khổng lồ play.
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"I think the attraction of United speaks for itself. It was a really exciting prospect and I knew a few of the girls và the journey they seemed to lớn be on. It seemed like one I really wanted to lớn be a part of và so it felt natural.
"I did have some good moments in the two years at City và obviously there is always going to be talk when you go from one side of the thành phố lớn the other, but all in all, I"m really happy, I"m really settled & I"m quite excited for the season."
Read more from Mannion"s exclusive sầu here...
Skinner: Bring on the challenge
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Man Utd Women boss Marc Skinner:
"The whole reason we came to lớn Manchester United was the challenge of being at a club like Manchester United.
"The first challenge is the first game & the first live game so we can"t wait; it"s going lớn be wonderful lớn be part of it.
"It also welcomes in the new era and that feels brilliant too. I feel the energy around the group và how they want khổng lồ show who they are và what they are."
Chambers excited by big kick-off and new recruits
Image: Reading manager Kelly Chambers is looking forward to the new season
Reading Women manager Kelly Chambers:
"What a way khổng lồ start. To kick off the league, being the first game live sầu on Sky Sports, it"s definitely going lớn be a game lớn watch for everytoàn thân and I"m really excited to lớn get up there.
"The biggest thing for us when we were recruiting was looking for players who are going khổng lồ fit our style of play và what experience vì they have sầu.
"Tash Dowie coming in is a huge signing for us, we"ve sầu always been a club that has created so many chances, & we"ve never really had that prolific goalscorer, so she"s going to lớn be huge. Faye Bryson for me has got such a bright future, I"ve sầu got a full-bachồng who"s willing to lớn defover first và foremost, she has that desire lớn not concede goals, but she also wants khổng lồ join in attacks & get higher up the pitch which will be great for us.
"Chloe Peplow is a ball-playing midfielder - she"s another one that I really want khổng lồ push và develop - & Gemma Evans, a svào centre-half is going to be fantastic and will really help lớn strengthen our backline too."
