Under-fire Man Utd boss Marc Skinner addresses contract-extension talk and insists team are in 'fantastic place' despite shocking WSL season

Despite being 15 points behind Women's Super League leaders Manchester City, whereas last term they lost the title to Chelsea on the last day of the season, Skinner may get his deal extended, even though many fans feel he is not the right person for the job. Now, he has given an update on his future ahead of his side's FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea on Sunday.

He said in a pre-match press conference on Friday: "Talks [on a new contract] are ongoing. As you can imagine I've got a pretty important game this weekend. The team are in a fantastic place and we're growing off the field as well as back on the field. That will continue but my focus is just on the field at the minute and making sure we go very well on Sunday."

Skinner added: "Of course I want to stay. I'm at a club that not only do I love the history of it, I love what's going to come in the future. It's a club that has fantastic fans, like incredible fans. So for me, it's it's something. Of course, I want to stay. I want to build success. Like I said, when I came in, I want to build sustained success over a period of time. And that's what that's the INEOS (the club's new owners) remit is as well. We want to build success over a long period of time. So I'm absolutely on board with that. And as I say, as soon as any updates are here, you know, we'll obviously let you know, but my job remains firmly in the focus of the team and what we've got to do for the games coming up."

Skinner, who joined the club in 2021, is out of contract this summer. Despite vocal criticism from fans, it appears he has the support of the club's new minority owner, Sir Jim Ratcliffe. It seems he may get a new deal regardless of how the Red Devils fare in the remainder of the season.

After the last-four FA Cup clash with the Blues this weekend, Skinner's United return to WSL action on Sunday, April 21 where they host sixth-placed Tottenham.