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Olid: London City defeat surprised me - but my methods will take time

Eva Olid expressed shock over Manchester United's performance following their 2-1 season-opening loss to the heavily backed London City Lionesses. Succeeding Marc Skinner a month ago, the manager believed her tactical concepts were adequately established at Carrington, despite patchy friendly results culminating in an encouraging display against Manchester City.

Instead, United struggled badly under competitive pressure during the opening half, failing to execute their gameplan and registering only a solitary strike on target, which arrived as a 100th-minute consolation goal.

With an important fixture against Chelsea approaching this Sunday, Olid acknowledged that early nervousness hampered her squad during their competitive opener. While critics have raised doubts regarding how quickly the squad can absorb her philosophy, the coach maintains faith in the current roster to adapt even as she plans recruitment moves during the January transfer window to further accommodate her preferred identity.