The Manchester City midfielder Julie Blakstad has a busy few days ahead. On Sunday the 21-year-old Norwegian will step out at the 53,400-capacity Etihad Stadium as City host Manchester United in the team’s final game before the winter break and then, on Monday, she will have to switch off, whatever the outcome, as she sits exams for her master’s degree in engineering.
“Yeah, it’s pretty busy,” she says with a grin. “My exam is the day after the derby, but then I get to go home for Christmas so it’s not too bad.”
