Manchester United Women announced a major shift in direction at the start of the week.
Summer of change
United have signed two players so far, with Spaniard Andrea Medina and German Janina Leitzig joining the club.
Fans have also seen numerous players depart, with veterans such as Leah Galton, Millie Turner, Lisa Naalsund and Hannah Blundell all exiting the club.
Melvine Malard and Gabby George have also been sold to Women’s Super League rivals this summer.
The biggest change, though, has been the departure of Marc Skinner as head coach on Monday, and he was rapidly replaced by Eva Olid on Wednesday.
Pre-season
Olid is a tactics-driven manager who will want to implement an attacking, possession-based style at the club.
She has also spoken of her desire to entertain the fans while bringing numerous youngsters into the first team.
It has already been announced that United will start their season against London City Lionesses in an intriguing match on 4th September at 19:00 BST.
The Red Devils will also travel to Spain, where they will take on second division side Newcastle United Women between 14th and 19th August.
Saturday kick-off
United fans will be rightly fascinated by the type of football Olid will aim to introduce at Leigh Sports Village, and they will not have to wait long to see it.
The club’s official website announced that, “Eva Olid will take charge of her first game as Manchester United Women head coach this Saturday.”
The site continues that, “the former Heart of Midlothian Women boss has started her new role this week and will be on the touchline as United begin pre-season away to Barclays Women’s Super League 2 side Leicester City.”
The game will be played at Leicester’s training ground at 14:00 BST but will be played behind closed doors.
United will likely come up against their former striker Rachel Williams, who moved to Leicester during the winter window.
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