"Manchester United's Maya Le Tissier and Elisabeth Terland playfully mocked Frank Ilett by pretending to cut their hair while celebrating a goal in the 3-0 Champions League win against Atletico Madrid. It is 496 days since United supporter Ilett pledged not to cut his hair until the men's team won five games in a row. After four successive victories, Ilett was hopeful of finally getting a trim on Tuesday when the Red Devils travelled to West Ham,"
"Thursday's victory in the Champions League marked a sixth win on the bounce for Manchester United's women and put them firmly in control of their knockout play-off tie before the return leg on 19 February. Terland opened the scoring after just three minutes in Spain and along with Le Tissier used the opportunity to poke fun at Ilett, who is also known as The United Strand."
Manchester United's women beat Atletico Madrid 3-0 in the Champions League, with Elisabeth Terland scoring after three minutes. Maya Le Tissier and Terland mimed cutting their hair to mock Frank Ilett, a supporter who vowed not to cut his hair until the men's team won five consecutive matches. The victory was the women's sixth successive win, placing them firmly in control of the knockout play-off tie ahead of the return leg on 19 February. United's women sit second in the Women's Super League, have reached the FA Cup fifth round, and are in a strong position to reach the Champions League quarter-finals.
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