On February 2nd, 2020, Rebecca May’s brief substitute appearance in a Women’s Super League game at Reading made Manchester United history.
The 18-year-old’s five-minute cameo saw her become the first player to graduate through United’s entire youth system, from under-10s, to the fledgling first team.
It was a proud moment for all who knew the teenager - not least Charlotte Healy, the coach in charge of the club’s academy.
Created ‘upside down’, Manchester United had a girls section before there was a women’s first team to graduate into. Academy boss CHARLOTTE HEALY talks to Women's Soccer Coaching about how she has set about joining the dots.
