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Manchester United ahead Ella Toone paid an emotional tribute to her late father, who sadly handed away a yr in the past, after she scored through the membership’s opener towards Leicester Metropolis.
United sink Leicester
United kicked off their Girls’s Tremendous League marketing campaign with a dominant 4-0 win over Leicester Metropolis on Sunday at Leigh Sports activities Village.
Toone broke the impasse after simply 13 minutes, firing an excellent effort properly previous Janina Leitzig.
United added a second purpose quickly after by striker Elisabeth Terland, who headed house for her fifth of the marketing campaign throughout all competitions.
Melvine Malard made it 3-0 with one other header, this time changing Dominique Janssen’s spectacular supply. Malard added a fourth from the sting of the field within the 87th minute to ship United to the highest of the WSL desk.
After the ultimate whistle, Toone took to social media and penned a message in honour of her father, who handed away on September 7, 2024, simply three days earlier than his sixtieth birthday.
Toone’s message
Toone wrote on Instagram, “1 yr with out you, Dad, it’s been the hardest yr of my life, however I had consolation in realizing you have been at all times with me.”
“I miss you greater than something, and the sensation of coming into one other yr with out you kills me, however I hold going to make you proud.”
“Thanks to everybody who has acquired me by all of it, my household, mates and my teammates. You’d have cherished that at present, & as at all times, it was all for you.”
“Right here’s to a different twelve months of considering, speaking and laughing about you and all of the reminiscences we made.”
“Cheers, Dad, I really like you.”
United are again in motion on Thursday, after they face Brann within the first leg of their Girls’s Champions League qualifying spherical.
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