Manchester United and the 45 minutes that put them in the sights of the WSL’s chasing pack

“We cannot lose time,” Eva Olid told reporters, unpicking her Manchester United team’s season-opening defeat to London City Lionesses on Friday. “From minute one, we need to be ourselves.” Olid took over as head coach of United one month ago after the departure of Marc Skinner. If the challenge on her hands was not clear before, it was laid bare in the first 45 minutes of the new Women’s Super League season. United, who finished fourth last season, were beaten 2-1 by an unrelenting and hungry Lo