"Coffey is a very shrewd signing," said former City captain Houghton. "She has international experience and is a more defensive-minded midfielder, which City didn't really have." She has the strongest team quality-wise when looking at depth and signings made," former Scotland defender Beattie told BBC Women's Football Weekly. "There's been a lot of talk about where United want to take their women's team and the signing of Lea Schuller is the answer - she is prolific," Houghton said. "Defensively, they've always been solid and now they've bought a really good all-round player to strengthen their forward line.

Source: BBC February 04, 2026 09:49 UTC