PHIL NEVILLE has handed Manchester United ace Abbie McManus a late England call-up.
The 27-year-old is set to train with the team for the remaining few days of the November camp.
Abbie McManus signed for United ahead of the 2019/20 seasonCredit: Rex Features
The Red Devils defender has joined the squad at St. George’s Park and will be available for the second in-house match.
England Women have been starved of competitive action after TWO of their friendly matches were axed amid the coronavirus crisis.
After the latest in-house fixture, boss Phil Neville admitted he ‘tried not to think about’ the lack of matches.
He said: “We have tried to be positive and think about how lucky we are to have camps and play in stadiums like this.
“But the players are crying out for competitive games where they can test themselves against the best teams.
“That’s what I really want. We’ve got [camps in] February and April where hopefully we have some exciting plans and we can play some top-quality opposition.
“What we have had is some tough camps and have got the best out of a situation that is affecting everyone in the world.”
United youngster Lauren James, the sister of Chelsea star Reece James, was handed her first senior international call-up by Neville.
Other starlets who joined England’s ten-day camp included Arsenal’s Lotte Wubben-Moy and Liverpool’s Rinsola Babajide for their second senior call-ups.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
