Manchester United Women are quickly back in action on Sunday afternoon, as we take on Chelsea in the fifth round of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup.
It’s been a historic week for Marc Skinner’s side, after we reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League on Thursday, beating Atletico Madrid 5-0 on aggregate to set up a two-legged last-eight tie with Bayern Munich.
Next up, however, is the reigning holders of the FA Cup, with Chelsea standing in our way, as we look to progress in another competition.
The Blues beat us in last season’s final at Wembley Stadium, and we will be looking to avenge that defeat with victory at Kingsmeadow.
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Skinner confirmed after the game with Atleti on Thursday that Fridolina Rolfo and Elisabeth Terland are facing late fitness tests in order to be fit to face the Blues.
Anna Sandberg is out with a knee injury, while Ella Toone, Leah Galton and Jayde Riviere also remain sidelined.
Julia Zigiotti was brought off at the break as a precaution during our last outing, but should be fit to feature.
Chelsea have won back-to-back games against Tottenham and Liverpool, bouncing back from two defeats on the spin beforehand.
Sonia Bompastor’s side are just a solitary point behind us in the WSL. We drew our previous head-to-head in the league back in October, with Sandberg cancelling out Wieke Kaptein’s opener.
The Blues are also in UEFA Women’s Champions League quarter-finals, where they will face holders Arsenal over two legs for a spot in the last four.
Like us, they are still competing on four fronts, and we will face them in our next game: the Subway Women’s League Cup next month at Ashton Gate on 15 March.
To reach this stage of the FA Cup, they beat Crystal Palace 5-0 after entering at the fourth round.
