Leigh, England, February 26th 2023: Hannah Blundell of Man Utd celebrates after scoring during the Women s FA Cup 5th round football match between Manchester United, ManU and Durham Women at Leigh Sports Village in Leigh, England. Man United won the game 5-0 with goals from Boe Risa 42 Galton 52 Blundell 67, Russo 78, Parris 88 Frankie Dean / SPP PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxBRAxMEX Copyright: xFrankiexDeanx/xSPPx spp-en-FrDeSp-frankie-0558
Marc Skinner’s side opened the scoring three minutes before halftime through Norwegian, Boe Risa, who planted the ball in the top corner with Durham goalkeeper Naoisha McAloon not being able to get near the ball as it found the corner. Like the first half, United came out the blocks starting with their high-intensity play in mind, which paid off eight minutes into the second half. From Captain Katie Zelem’s magnificent ball to the open Leah Galton who scored her fifth goal of the season.Hannah Blundell added a third for United as the red train was not ready to stop just yet. Marc Skinner made some substitutions with 20 minutes to go which enabled Alessia Russo to come onto the field.🥁 Introducing: #mufc’s #TheBest winners 🙌
— UtdDistrict (@UtdDistrict) February 27, 2023
Mary Earps – Women’s Goalkeeper of the year 🧤
Casemiro – Featuring in the #WorldXI 🇧🇷 pic.twitter.com/w9gDZP7i1Q
As she let her presence be known to Durham scoring five minutes after coming on to put United up by four. Nikita Parris was the final goal scorer for the Reds as she rounded off a very impressive and dominant performance.Manchester United Women will now face Lewes LFC away in the Quarter Finals of the FA Cup.💬 The boss was a happy man following Sunday's #WomensFACup success!
— Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) February 27, 2023
And he also shared a special word for @AoifeMannion_ ❤️#MUWomen pic.twitter.com/Ql7SLEa1dU