Skinner defends Man Utd Women training facilities

Manchester United head Marc Skinner has said outer disapproval of his women's side's training accommodation "could not beryllium further from nan truth".

Criticism roseate erstwhile nan women's squad were moved retired of their Carrington training tract and into impermanent buildings to make measurement for nan men's first team.

Skinner's squad spent nan summertime training astatine nan Football Association (FA) headquarters, St George's Park, earlier heading to Marbella for a pre-season camp.

"What is reported connected nan extracurricular honestly could not beryllium further from nan truth. It really couldn’t," said Skinner.

"[Carrington] wasn’t fresh for Manchester United Women 4 years ago. The nine did fantastically good to walk connected nan caller installation to get caller pitches.

"It conscionable wasn’t built and we grew truthful quickly. When we moved to Carrington, it took time.

"The training pitches that we will person each time are amended than St George’s Park. You would eat your meal disconnected our pitches - they are incredible."

Skinner criticised nan words utilized to picture nan impermanent tract and claimed nan "best point that could person happened" was changing accommodation because it has brought them person pinch nan men's first squad connected a regular basis.

"[People said] 'We’re training successful barracks'. We’re not training successful barracks. We are training successful a installation that has been built connected tract for our players.

"It has each been branded up. We person amended entree to nan gym and nan excavation for recovery. You reported connected it and it didn’t sound great. But it couldn’t beryllium further from nan truth."

There has besides been disapproval of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos group - which owns a 25% liking successful Manchester United - and a deficiency of evident engagement pinch nan women's team, astir notably erstwhile they did not be nan Women's FA Cup last astatine Wembley past season.

But Skinner says sporting head Dan Ashworth and main executive serviceman Omar Berrada person spoken to players and staff, showing "real energy".

"They genuinely emotion women’s shot and person a existent burning ambition for it to beryllium successful nan forefront of their direction. That will only improve," he added.

"I cognize erstwhile nan accommodation are finished, we will only use from it. I tin committedness you that."