Manchester United will appear in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup final for the first time in the club's history this weekend - and it will also be Maya Le Tissier’s first taste of such an enormous occasion. “I'm excited at the minute,” the 21-year-old said. “I think the lead-up to the FA Cup final is going to be really special.
I’ve not been part of an FA Cup final before, so to have my family and friends there as well, it's gonna be really nice.” But what about her pre-game rituals?
Especially taking into consideration a packed-out Wembley Stadium for the most prestigious domestic competition in football history. “I do have to have a banana before a game, I have the same playlist that I listen to on the drive in and I’ve got to crack my neck twice in the tunnel, and it only really cracks just before a game.
Actually, that's a bit weird,” she said while laughing. The defender came into Marc Skinner's squad at the start of the 2022-23 campaign and has looked a natural at United ever since.
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