'Win it': Oxtoby delivers clear message ahead of Forest | OneFootball

United rescued a point late on in last weekend's Tyne-Wear derby thanks to Oona Sevenius' fourth league goal of the season, and focus has quickly turned to this Sunday's match.

During her pre-match interview with newcastleunited.com, Oxtoby spoke about the return of Kaitlyn Torpey after her journey in the Asian Cup with the Matildas, as well as the club's recent run of form and the key message ahead of Sunday.

Here are some of the talking points from the manager's pre-match interview.

ON LAST WEEKEND'S GAME…

"We've received confirmation (from the league) now that our goal (Emily Murphy's disallowed strike) should've stood.

"That doesn't change the result, but I think it gives the group confidence that even when we're not playing at 100 per cent, we still do enough to win."

ON KAITLYN TORPEY…

"It's been a tough one for her; she obviously came back with a bit of jet lag, and then got straight back into things here.

"She's back on our time zone now, though, and she's put in a good couple of sessions in training, and for us it's just nice to have her back."

ON THE TEAM'S FORM…

"I've always said that we're on a journey, and it's just about trying to find that consistency because at times, we've had some good spells and results, but there have also been times when we've not been at our best.

"We are still unbeaten (in seven games), and we are in a good place, but now it's about taking some of those performances and pushing them into wins."

ON THIS SUNDAY'S MATCH…

"Win it. At the end of the day, that's all that matters at the moment. We're in a privileged position in that we're still in the race, and I'd much rather be in that position than not.

"So we need to embrace our standing (in the league), and we're at home this weekend, where we've only lost once in the league all season, so we need to make sure that we take all those positives into Sunday and get the job done. It's that simple for us."

ON NOTTINGHAM FOREST…

"They're a possession-based team, we know that. From our perspective, we've focused on their strengths this week, but on the flip side of that, we'll look to exploit them in the area that they'll give to us.

"It's going to be a really good game, I think, and it's a good challenge for us."