Manchester United manager Marc Skinner believes his players let their standards slip against Manchester City as they suffered a 4-1 defeat in the Women's FA Cup on Sunday.
After City edged a Women's Super League derby a fortnight ago, United were handed the opportunity to make amends and put in a much-improved performance in a cup tie on home soil.
Skinner said his side weren't aggressive enough in individual battles in their defeat at the Academy Stadium, and it looked as though they took that instruction on board with an impressive first 45 minutes at Leigh Sports Village on Sunday. United were in control and took the lead through Katie Zelem, who scored straight from a corner.