Ellie Carpenter has issued an ominous warning to Australia’s World Cup rivals, saying she has returned from a serious knee injury “stronger, faster and better than before” after being called into the Matildas squad for the upcoming friendlies against Scotland and England.
The Lyon right-back spent nine months on the sidelines after rupturing her ACL in the Champions League final in May last year, but has made steady progress since returning for her club side in early February and appears on track to reclaim her place in Tony Gustavsson’s starting XI in time for their opener against the Republic of Ireland in Sydney on 20 July.
