Manchester United Women head coach Marc Skinner confirmed defender Millie Turner's injury is “not what people probably feared”
in Wednesday's press conference.
The United boss met with journalists ahead of the second leg of our UEFA Champions League third round qualifier against Brann, as we look to overturn a one-goal deficit at Leigh Sports Village in the 19:00 BST kick-off on Thursday (18 September). Tickets for that game are available to buy here.
Turner was a key topic of discussion, after she was stretchered off the field in the second half of Sunday's outing, a 5-1 victory against London City Lionesses in the WSL.
Thankfully, Skinner has confirmed that the 29-year-old's setback does not appear to be as bad as it looked on initial viewing.
“It's a knee injury,”
the head coach confirmed. “It's not an ACL, it's not an LCL, or an MCL, so we're just looking at the knee cap.
”But it's not what people probably feared.“
That news, of course, comes as a relief, with Skinner going on to confirm that Turner is undergoing further tests to get a full assessment of the condition of her knee, and the best next steps for her recovery.
“She has another meeting at the end of this week when it settles down,”
Skinner continued. “Then we'll know more, so I can update you properly next week.
”Once we've had this second opinion, we'll discuss [it].“
While Turner's injury not being as bad as first feared is positive news, she is still unlikely to be available for our second meeting with Brann, where we're seeking to overturn Ingrid Stenevik's single goal at the Brann Stadion in Norway last week.
However, the head coach confirmed that his squad has no other new injuries heading into our midweek assignment.
That means Turner, along with absentees Simi Awujo and Leah Galton, are the only players confirmed to miss the Champions League meeting.
“Everyone else is available,”
Skinner confirmed.
“They've all come through the weekend really well.”
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