Man Utd Women Player of the Match v Leicester | 2 March 2025
With Elisabeth Terland not involved due to a knock, Melvine Malard was an addition to the starting line-up in the ‘number-nine’ role – reflective of the digit on her back – and took her opportunity gladly.
Malard was at the heart of everything that was good about the Reds in an attacking sense. She led the line incredibly well and opened the scoring after 19 minutes in superb fashion. The goal was epitome of keeping a cool head when it mattered most, using her pace to latch onto a through pass, before sitting down Leicester goalkeeper with a feint without actually touching the ball. The finish was just as good.
The France international worked well in tandem with Leah Galton all afternoon, laying on our second goal for the relentless winger, and the pair came second and third respectively in the running to be named our Player of the Match, a vote decided by supporters in the United App.
Malard claimed 29 per cent of all selections – to finish narrowly behind our winner – while Galton rounded out the medal places with 10 per cent after her own fine showing.
