Marc Skinner has called on Manchester United to capitalise on Mary Earps’ FIFA Best award win by producing their own homegrown world class goalkeeper.
Earps won the 2022 best women’s goalkeeper award at Monday’s ceremony in Paris after playing a pivotal role in England’s triumphant Euro 2022 campaign.
The 29-year-old has been Manchester United’s number one since joining the club from Wolfsburg in 2019.
“I think what it says is there is a platform here (at United) for you to go on to produce the qualities,” Skinner said.
“You still have to do what Mary has done, which is to produce the qualities every day that make her better. But there is always an opportunity.
“What I think the power in it is, and I think Ian (Willcock, United’s goalkeeping coach) is going to try to capitalise on this, is that especially within England, especially within the local Manchester area, is to try to grow our own Mary Earps going forward, to promote that young players, who I’m sure she has inspired, can go on to aspire to be like Mary.”
Prior to being named in Sarina Wiegman’s maiden England squad in September 2021, Earps had not played for England for 22 months, and later admitted she thought her international career was over.
She dedicated her FIFA Best win to “anyone who has…
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