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Women’s FA Cup – Manchester United v Durham Women – Leigh Sports Village

Leigh, England, February 26th 2023: Leah Galton of Man Utd during the Women’s FA Cup 5th round football match between Manchester United and Durham Women at Leigh Sports Village in Leigh, England. Man United won the game 5-0 with goals from Boe Risa 42; Galton 52; Blundell 67, Russo 78, Parris 88 (Frankie Dean / SPP)

Leah Galton may yet play a role in Manchester United’s end-of-season quest for a UEFA Women’s Champions League place.

It was confirmed this week that Galton would be leaving the club in the summer.

And head coach Marc Skinner suggested in his pre-match press conference that she might be recovered enough from her ongoing back injury to play a role in the weekend’s game against Brighton and Hove Albion.

“I’m not sure yet whether Leah [will be available],” Skinner said, according to the club’s official website.

“Leah was training the other day, so hopefully she can play some part in the game. We’ll find that out probably today or tomorrow.

“Everyone else is back and in barring Teri [Elisabeth Terland] and Dom [Janssen], who are back training on the field. This has probably come a little bit too early, so maybe the Chelsea game they could be back and be involved.

“I think what was great in the Tottenham game was we had players back that are now able to play more minutes. We had limited time on some of them, so that means we’ve got almost everyone back going into two games where we’ve obviously got to try and get the points.”

Leah Galton: Her career at Manchester United

Galton has been at United for eight years, and was part of the club’s first professional squad in 2018. She has made 171 appearances for the club, and is their second-highest goalscorer of all time, with 44 goals.

In a statement issued to the media, Galton said: “I never thought I would be here for this long and still doing the thing I love doing, so I’m always proud of how far I’ve come. It’s been a journey and I’m just happy to have done it here. I know the girls will go on to do great things and I’m excited to see that.”