BBC Sport
While Middleton-Patel stole the show by the end of the night, it was Earps who was the focus before kick-off.
The mural of Earps, painted outside Old Trafford following her heroics with England at Euro 2022, bore a ‘Welcome to Manchester’ message which felt riddled with irony as she stepped out in the pouring northern rain in the opponent’s colours.
She was a heroine to many during her time at United and played a key role in the club’s first FA Cup victory, and their rise up the Women’s Super…
