"News of Tullis-Joyce's absence was passed on to United's players on matchday, with Middleton-Patel thrust into one of the club's biggest games this season at short notice. In front of 14,667 at Old Trafford - their biggest crowd this season - she was tasked with keeping out a PSG side who had reached four of the past five semi-finals in the competition."
""She was my player of the match. What you can't measure is the psychological magnitude she has had to jump," Skinner said of her display. "From that performance [against Newcastle] to this, how she has matured over the last year, is credit to her and the staff. "She was just stood at the tunnel [at full-time] and taking it in. Really well done to her. She deserves to st"
Mary Earps returned to Old Trafford amid controversy following the release of her autobiography. Phallon Tullis-Joyce was a surprise omission from Manchester United's squad with a facial injury. The omission resulted in 21-year-old Safia Middleton-Patel making her second United start, her first European club appearance and Old Trafford debut. Middleton-Patel was informed on matchday and faced a PSG side that had reached four of the past five Champions League semi-finals. An early Jennifer Echegini effort rattled the inside post. Middleton-Patel's Wales Euros experience helped, and manager Marc Skinner praised her psychological maturity and performance.
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