Key events
4 min: Jayde Riviere has started this game excellently on the right hand side. She has ventured forward a few times from right-back to cause City problems. Riviere is equally competent going back and makes a great sliding tackle.
1 min: Almost a mistake there as Manchester City try to play out from the back. A pass from Khiara Keating deflects off of a Manchester United forward but they’re unable to capitalise.
Kick off
Manchester City get us under way kicking from left to right.
Skinner’s counterpart, Nick Cushing had this to say about Manchester United and their manager before today’s game:
“They’re Manchester United, right? They expect to win trophies. I have huge respect for Marc, I did when he was the Birmingham City manager and when he went out to Orlando he did a top job. He’s a real high-level coach. I expect a really difficult game.
“For us, we have a huge desire, it’s really difficult for me to dilute my expectation and my expectation is that I want to win trophies for City Women. I expect a difficult game, but I have a huge desire to progress.”
Tom Garry
How did Skinner’s fortunes turn around from fans calling for him to be sacked last season to being the longest-serving current WSL manager? A key moment came when beating Chelsea in last season’s FA Cup semi-finals and he was given a one-year contract extension; it is understood that was signed before they went on to win the final, even though it was announced afterwards.
Mark Skinner, the longest serving WSL manager, recently signed a two-year contract extension with Manchester United. His side currently sit third in the WSL, having conceded the fewest goals, but it hasn’t all been smooth sailing during Skinner’s four-year reign. Read Tom Garry’s piece on Marc Skinner’s Manchester United revival.
The teams
Manchester City: Keating, Aleixandri, Coombs, Fowler, Kerolin Nicoli, Ouahabi, Park, Casparij, Hasegawa, Prior, Murphy
Subs: Yamashita, Startup, Layzell, Wienroither, Oyama, Lewis
Your team to face United! 📝🩵
XI | Keating, Aleixandri (C), Coombs, Fowler, Kerolin Nicoli, Ouahabi, Park, Casparij, Hasegawa, Prior, Murphy
SUBS | Yamashita, Startup, Layzell, Wienroither, Oyama, Lewis#ManCity | @etihad pic.twitter.com/jqMPDYhlUt
— Manchester City Women (@ManCityWomen) April 13, 2025
Manchester United: Tullis-Joyce, George, Le Tissier, Toone, Clinton, Galton, Riviere, Bizet, Terland, Miyazawa, Turner
Subs: Middleton-Patel, Rendell, Mannion, Sandberg, Awujo, Janssen, Naalsund, Malard, Williams
Preamble
Hello and welcome to minute-by-minute coverage of the Women’s FA Cup semi-final between Manchester City and Manchester United.
Marc Skinner’s Manchester United side are bidding to reach a third successive FA Cup final after winning the competition last year. Their 4-2 WSL victory over their noisy neighbours earlier in the season will fill them with confidence.
Manchester City on the other hand will be keen to set up an FA Cup final with perpetual rivals Chelsea by winning today. They will be without forward Vivianne Miedema though as she picked up a hamstring injury on international duty for the Netherlands.
If today’s game is anything like Chelsea’s 2-1 win over Liverpool yesterday, we’re in for a treat!
Kick off is at 3pm. Email me with your thoughts.
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