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Manchester United Women dealt injury blow ahead of WSL opener

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Summer signing Rachel Williams will miss Manchester United Women's opening WSL game against previous club Tottenham on Saturday due to a knee injury.

Manager Marc Skinner said the issue was sustained in training and that the attacker will be sidelined for a number of weeks. “She went into a full-blooded tackle, as she does, and just hyper-extended her knee," he told in-house media. "Nothing too serious, she just needs a rest period. “You’re probably looking at about three or four weeks and then she’ll be ready.

There’s no permanent damage, it’s just as Rachel Williams does, it’s the whole reason we signed her as well. READ MORE: Manchester United Women - where they play, how much tickets cost and upcoming fixtures “Full-blooded into a tackle and just over-extended her knee at that point so she’s fine but she just needs a bit of time to heal.

We’re not in any rush, it’s going to be a long season so we’re going to make sure people peak at the right time.” All other United squad members are available for selection including new arrival Adriana Leon, who is travelling back from Australia after scoring three goals for Canada in their double-header friendlies.

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