Women’s Academy sides prepare for two finals

UNDER-16s PREVIEW

Before our Under-21s showpiece, though, our Under-16s take centre stage on Saturday… 

– United v Arsenal
– FA Girls’ Youth Cup Final
– Saturday 22 April 
– 16:00 BST kick-off
– Loughborough University Stadium

This will be the second meeting between the clubs this week, following the senior sides’ WSL clash at Leigh Sports Village on Wednesday night. Saturday will see the turn of our Under-16s as they go for silverware in the FA Girls’ Cup but beating Arsenal will be no easy task, given the north London side have won their league without a loss, mirroring their men’s ‘Invincibles’ team of 2003/04.

The Reds have also been on quite a run of form too, having not lost a game since our second of the season when we were narrowly beaten at home by Sheffield United. The same opponents also ended our subsequent 10-game winning streak, by holding us to a draw. Thereafter, we racked up four more wins before another draw, 1-1 against Liverpool.

We have netted 66 goals across the season, with our top scorer being Tamira Livingston with 12 in 14 appearances, followed closely by Scarlett Hill on seven in 16.

Meanwhile, Arsenal have netted 100 times in their campaign, so this promises to be another enthralling encounter.

Good luck to all of our women’s teams playing this week!