"When jogging out for the warm-up Earps was cheered but as soon as the crowd swelled for kick-off she was targeted throughout, though for a footballer whose CV shows nine clubs, 52 England caps, and a Euro 2022 winner's medal, this felt water off the proverbial for her. Skinner should be enthused by how his team soaked up PSG pressure at the start of each half, took the lead through Melvine Malard, then responded to Olga Carmona's equaliser."
"With her first clearance Earps saw her team move downfield and have Jennifer Echegini smash a 25-yard effort off Safia Middleton-Patel's left post, United's stand-in goalkeeper a flailing spectator only. The Queen of Stops had become the queen of the agenda, after her incendiary remarks about Hannah Hampton being installed as England's No 1 for the summer's Euros. Earps claimed in her book, All In, that Sarina Wiegman had thereby rewarded the Chelsea goalkeeper's previous bad behaviour with England."
Mary Earps returned to Old Trafford 501 days after leaving and was booed by sections of the crowd, but left defeated as Paris Saint-Germain secured a 2-1 victory thanks to Fridolina Rolfo's second-half header. Manchester United soaked up PSG pressure at the start of each half and took the lead through Melvine Malard before Olga Carmona levelled just before half-time. Jennifer Echegini struck a long-range effort that hit the post, and United's stand-in goalkeeper Safia Middleton-Patel was left exposed. Earps had previously criticised Hannah Hampton's England status.
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