Manchester United’s women’s team will play at Old Trafford for the first time when they host West Ham on Saturday, March 27th, with the manager, Casey Stoney, saying the game would be a “special moment” in the history of the team which was relaunched in 2018 after it had been disbanded in 2005. “It’s a fantastic opportunity to showcase the women’s game which has seen huge growth over the last few years,” she said. We are all eager to get them back in the stands as soon as possible and hope that there will be many more opportunities to play at Old Trafford in the future.”The United forward Marcus Rashford was one of the first to praise the move. Enjoy it, we are rooting for you.”The club’s chief operating officer, Collette Roche, said: “We are thrilled to be hosting our women’s team at Old Trafford. Last year, a league record crowd of 38,262 fans watched Arsenal defeat their north London rivals 2-0 at the stadium.

Source: The Irish Times March 17, 2021 18:44 UTC