Marc Skinner confident he can deliver success with Manchester United Women

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Marc Skinner, the boss of Manchester United's women's team, believes that with the 'right strategic investment', his side can achieve success.

Speaking before their FA Cup quarter-final match against Brighton on Saturday, Skinner remained convinced in his approach despite being 12 points behind Chelsea and Manchester City, and nine points off Arsenal in third place after a draw with West Ham last weekend.

He is confident they are not far away from recovering the momentum that saw them achieve finishes of second in the WSL and FA Cup runners-up last season.

United recently confirmed the investment for 25 per cent of the club from billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe had been ratified and made official, with the Women's team set to benefit. "When you're not winning you can feel frustrated but I'm utterly convinced that with the right strategic investment we will give success to our fans, and I'll never waver from that," Skinner said. READ MORE: Manchester United suffer new injury blow as Erik ten Hag raises possible issues with medical staff READ MORE: Manchester United Supporters' Trust respond to ambitious Old Trafford announcement "Every single day I come in to deliver success for this team and that is winning trophies in a style that is expected of Manchester United. "We'll always compare ourselves to last season but actually we've got to push on from last season, learn from the mistakes and get ourselves back to where we want to be." United led for much of the game against West Ham, having taken a fourth minute lead through Rachel Williams only to concede five minutes from time to a goal by Viviane Asseyi. "The great reaction from the team was that they want to take our performance from West Ham and get the result