{"id":584605,"date":"2021-02-22T14:29:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T19:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=584605"},"modified":"2021-02-22T14:30:09","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T19:30:09","slug":"injury-update-leah-galton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/02\/22\/injury-update-leah-galton\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Women Issue Injury Update on Leah Galton"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manchester United Women<\/a> have issued an injury update on Leah Galton,<\/a> confirming that she is working on her rehabilitation from an ankle problem.<\/p>\n

Manchester United Women Deliver Injury News on Leah Galton<\/h2>\n

Leah Galton Withdrawn During Manchester Derby<\/h3>\n

Galton had to be substituted during the 3-0 defeat<\/a> to Manchester City<\/a> earlier this month, which came shortly after the news was confirmed of her new deal<\/a> at the club.<\/p>\n

A statement on the club website read<\/a>: \u201cThe club can confirm that Leah Galton has suffered ankle ligament damage and will spend the next couple of months working closely with the medical team on her rehabilitation.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone at the club wishes Leah a speedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n

Galton Had Been Enjoying an Impressive Season<\/h3>\n

Galton had been enjoying an impressive 2020\/21 campaign after scoring six goals in 18 appearances across all competitions.<\/p>\n

She was also named the Women\u2019s Super League Player of the Month<\/a> for December, following a string of fine displays against Aston Villa<\/a>, Reading<\/a> and Bristol City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 26-year-old arrived at United ahead of their inaugural season in July 2018. She had previously played for Bayern Munich<\/a> and Sky Blue FC in the National Women\u2019s Soccer League.<\/p>\n

She also played at college level in the States for Hofstra Pride.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the forward has represented England at youth-team level, from the U15s up to the U23s.<\/p>\n

Aston Villa up Next for the Red Devils<\/h3>\n

The Red Devils currently sit third in the table with 32 points from 15 games \u2013 six adrift of league leaders Chelsea<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Casey Stoney\u2019s side headed into the latest international break with back-to-back defeats against Reading and Man City respectively.<\/p>\n

United will be aiming to bounce back when they host a relegation-threatened Aston Villa side on Sunday, March 7 at Leigh Sports Village.<\/p>\n

Villa will play one game before facing United, as they host Arsenal<\/a> in a rearranged Women\u2019s Super League match on Sunday, February 28.<\/p>\n

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