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20.05.2023 - 13:19 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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The previous derby day ended in a goal-a-piece tie at the packed-out Etihad Stadium in December. Leah Galton gave the Reds the upper hand, her link-up play with Ella Toone got the better of the hosts in the 27th minute. But it was cancelled out at the hour mark when Laura Coombs headed home Chloe Kelly’s cross.
“We know Manchester City are a very good team. It's a heavyweight contest, one big punch and the other one can be knocked out so we have to try and land those punches if we can,” said United manager Marc Skinner.
“We know what threats Manchester City have, and they're very good at those. So we have to try and limit them but also know that we can attack that back line as well.
“They’re a very good team, so there's respect there, but actually on the day, you're an opponent in our way so the respect has to go out of the window.”
The Reds come into the game after a devastating Vitality Women’s FA Cup result at the weekend, in their 1-0 defeat to Chelsea. Skinner’s side dominated the first half at Wembley in front of a record crowd but Sam Kerr’s finish highlighted a moment of complacency from the Cup final debutants: “We were happy [with the performance] the worst thing about the day was the result. I think it reignited a lot of the things we already knew, which is that we can compete at the highest level,” added Skinner.
City look to avenge their 2-1 loss to Liverpool two weeks prior. Coombs was unlucky not to lob Faye Kirby, after capitalising on the goalkeeper's poor clearance early on, instead, it was the Natasha Dowie who opened up the scoring.
Shortly after, Lauren Hemp’s back-post-header brought
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