Manchester United captain Katie Zelem and Nikita Parris headed to Football Fives soccer centre in Trafford to support the new venue, specked out with state-of-the-art technology, ready to take small-sided football to the next level.
Zelem, a midfielder for club and country with a zest for close-touch football, said: "We always laugh at football because it's a certain type of player that likes five-a-side. Usually it’s the midfielders but never the quick winger who havent got enough space to run into.
“But, if anyone knows me as a player knows that this is my sort of game. Since playing football, I’ve always tried to play five a side. I get little teams together with the girls, especially when it was difficult to play over lockdown and stuff, but when the restriction eased, we started playing five aside over the summer and that reignited my love for it, almost.
