The defender hasn’t played since picking up the problem during a League Cup tie in January but is now edging closer to being available for selection again.
Skinner doesn’t expect her to be back in action for the Reds until 2023, but was enthusiastic about the progress Aoife was making, having been reintroduced to training with her team-mates.
The head coach spoke about the defender while providing a team-news update during his pre-match press conference ahead of Saturday’s trip to Arsenal, which United approach with a clean bill of health otherwise.
“Since they’ve come back in [from the international break], there’s been no absentees,” Skinner told journalists via video link on Thursday afternoon.