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Louise Wilkes

Marc Skinner eyes key 'advantage' ahead of Manchester United vs Durham and gives injury update

Club action returns this weekend as Manchester United host Championship side Durham in the fifth round of the Vitality Women's FA Cup.

Although they're a second-tier side, United have faced the Wildcats once already this season after the pair met in the Continental Cup. The Reds lost 3-1 on penalties after the scores were level at 2-2 at full-time, with Jessica Clarke cancelling out Jade Moore's opener before Sarah McFadden scored in the dying embers of the game after Vilde Boe Risa had given United the lead.

Manager Marc Skinner said of Sunday's clash: “We know just how much of an advantage Durham had at home; the crowd, the energy of the crowd, the pitch, the energy that that team have, it's a difficult place to go, it just is.

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