She is, alongside ex-Arsenal forward Podolski, one of the famous coaches to have been drafted into the tournament. Lehmann is working with Streets United and could not have wished for a better start to life in management – despite not always been around to take up a seat in the dugout.
Lehmann will be delighted to have seen one of the sides that she is associated with savour that winning feeling this week, with Villa having suffered an agonising 2-1 defeat to Manchester United last time out that has left them eighth in the WSL table.