Marc Skinner signs contract extension with Manchester United

The former Birmingham City and Orlando Pride manager also guided United to a second-place finish in the WSL last term, their highest ever finish in the pyramid to date, but this season they have slipped to fifth in the table , out of European competition with a game remaining in the campaign against Emma Hayes’ title-chasing Chelsea at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Skinner’s assistant coach Carl Green is understood to be extending his stay with him. Green previously worked alongside Skinner in both Birmingham and Orlando.

Skinner has been in charge at United since July 2021, having replaced former England captain Casey Stoney following her resignation two months earlier, and initially signed a two-year contract until 2023 with the option of a further year . Earlier this term, some traveling supporters called for Skinner to leave after a defeat at Stamford Bridge, but the club’s senior management are understood to have remained consistently positive about the team’s performance.

The Leigh Sports Village side qualified for European football for the first time in their history last season but were knocked out in the qualifying rounds by Paris St-Germain after being handed perhaps the toughest draw possible at that stage of the competition. . Injuries, including Gabby George’s season-ending knee injury last October, have hurt the squad this season, but the club are confident they can reach more finals and achieve more success with the processes being put in place to the club for the future.

Following Ineos’ takeover of football matters, United’s women’s team are currently in a period of transition as the club await the potential appointment of Dan Ashworth as director of football.

Matt Johnson has been appointed as the new head of women’s football on an interim basis for a six-month secondment since the club’s founding, where he worked as chief operating officer. It is not yet clear what off-field model the club will adopt after this summer’s off-season.