Man Utd's Skinner Owned for Shaky Season

0:00On May 2nd, Manchester United Women's Boss, Mark Skinner, is straight up owning the blame for their shaky end to the season. They scraped a 1-1 draw against Brighton thanks to a stoppage time goal from Leah Schuller at Lee Sports Village. But that result leaves them with just one win in their last nine matches, going back to that Champions League playoff beatdown of Atlético Madrid in February. Now they're sitting forth in the Women's Super League, one point behind Arsenal and third, with only six points from their last five games. Arsenal needs just three more points from four to lock in Europe and shut United Out. United wraps up at Chelsea on May 16th, after already dropping the League Cup final, FA Cup, and Champions League quarters to Bayern Munich. Fans let out booze at halftime and full time, and Skinner heard every bit of it. He says he's at the front of the club, fully accountable, and no one's more gutted than him for dropping those three points. Even with a year left on his deal, some supporters are calling for a change, though he expected

1:01to stick around. Skinner's got less funding than the top three teams, but the real wake-up is the squads below pushing hard. London City Lionesses are splashing cash on talent, and Brighton fresh off semis and FA Cup, and upsets over Arsenal and Man City plans. A. 10,000-seat stadium for their women. Skinner sees the investments everywhere, and knows they got to reflect this summer. And to rethink resources, stay in the hunt up top, and keep those chasers from catching up. United's got growth potential, but they need that strategic push to turn this around.