Marc Skinner acknowledged that Manchester United Women are fatigued after a three-game week, following our narrow victory in a potential banana-skin fixture against bottom-of-the-league Crystal Palace.
A tightly fought 1-0 win over the Eagles, thanks to a Grace Clinton goal right before half-time, gave the Reds a deserved three points which takes them level on points with third-placed Arsenal, and one behind Man City in second.
The WSL is about to have just over a month off following a congested recent schedule that has included Women’s League Cup games and United go into the break full of confidence after three wins from three in the past week, including a big 4-0 win over Liverpool.