"Pride comes before a fall, as the proverb goes. Marc Skinner was bullishly singing the praises of his Manchester United players for their eye-catching start to the season a few days ago. Intoxicated by the joie de vivre of their play as much as the free-scoring which has seen them top of the goalscoring charts, he declared they were "playing better football than we've probably ever played"."
""Flat. It was very flat," Skinner succinctly put it to BBC Radio 5 Live. A face like a wet weekend in the autumnal sunshine as those in red shirts trudged off the pitch at the Leigh Sports Village, Skinner knew this was an opportunity missed for United. Chelsea's 1-1 draw with Arsenal meant United would have gone top had they beaten Villa."
"It was a tepid performance, an off day, but United have shown in the seven WSL games which preceded this one they have the potential to be in the mix this season. "You are going to have flat performances. But I don't want to overemphasise the situation," he explained. "Sometimes these [results] happen. I thought Villa's goal was a scrappy, scruffy, goal from a set-piece. It happens and sometimes it goes against you.""
Manchester United's women's team began the season with eye-catching, free-scoring play that briefly put them at the top of goalscoring charts. Manager Marc Skinner praised the performances, saying they were 'playing better football than we've probably ever played.' A 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa produced a lacklustre display described by Skinner as 'very flat' and represented a missed opportunity to go top after Chelsea drew with Arsenal. Captain Maya le Tissier insisted the squad does not focus on other teams or the table. Skinner warned against overreaction, noting occasional off-days, set-piece flaws and the need for cleaner technique.
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