Around 60 guests from a variety of football and business backgrounds gathered at Old Trafford, alongside several members of our women’s team, including Aoife Mannion, Hinata Miyazawa, Kayla Rendell, Keira Barry, Simi Awujo and Lisa Naalsund.
The Adobe Women’s FA Cup trophy, which we will continue our defence of on International Women’s Day this Saturday, was on display as guests arrived.
An inspirational talk by panellists Annie Hale, Matt Johnson, Pernilla Nyberg and hosted by MUTV’s Zarah Connolly, discussed mentorship for women in sport, the impact sport has on mental wellbeing and why now is the perfect time to invest in the game.