Sorensen's Excitement Ahead Of Historic Fixture

Brian Sorensen expressed his eagerness to mark Everton Women’s historic inaugural fixture at Hill Dickinson Stadium with a positive performance.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference on Thursday morning, Sorensen warned of United’s threat, whilst confirming Kelly Gago will feature on Sunday (12pm BST).

The head coach also revealed fellow forward Katja Snoeijs will miss the clash after sustaining a hamstring injury in training. The Netherlands-international will be back after the international break. Club captain Megan Finnigan will undergo surgery to aid her recovery.

“We are going to go in and enjoy it in a big stadium,” said Sorensen. “From what I hear, it is a big crowd. We are all excited for it!

“I think it is going to be a very good atmosphere. We are going to go out there and put everything on the line.

“Hopefully, they [fans] will come back to Goodison to watch us play. Our plan is to put on a good show and make it an exciting game. We are realistic and we know it is going to be a tough game, but we will give everything

He continued: “We will have Kelly [Gago] back, that is a positive. She will be in and will feature. Katja [Snoeijs] pulled out of training with a hamstring injury that is going to keep her out until after the international break.”

Sunday’s clash with the Red Devils provides the Blues to build on a recent 1-1 draw with Leicester City last time out.

The Toffees dominated the Foxes, and went ahead thanks to Ornella Vignola’s powerful strike – her fourth of the season which sees her top the goalscoring charts. However, the hosts struck late via Noémie Mouchon’s leveller.

Speaking on the stalemarte, Sorensen said: “I was disappointed straight after in terms of the chances that we created. We also had eight players out. I was happy with the performance overall. We let them have one shot on goal, unfortunately that went in.

“We are still working on details of the game. We have started the youngest XI in the league. We play with good, young talents and it is about learning every day. I am positive about the future. The future looks bright.”

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