The Red Army, Manchester United is in a bid to form a professional women's team in the second tier of the Women’s Super League. The club has even submitted an application to the Football Association.

The announcement was made on the official pages of the club. According to the statement, if all goes well, the move would provide a career pathway for players who graduate from the long-established and highly successful Girls' Regional Talent Club, which has seen some 15 of its graduates playing international football this season alone.

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The Cliff will be the training center for the women's team.

Manchester United Cheif, Ed Woodward said, "We are pleased to announce that the club intends to establish its first ever professional women’s team and has submitted an application to enter WSL2.

"The FA has provided excellent support through the process and we believe that launching a team in WSL2 would give many more of our graduates from the Regional Talent Club the chance to establish themselves as first-team players," he said.

"The Manchester United women’s team must be built in the same image and with the same principles as the men's first team and offer academy players a clear route to top-level football within the club," read the concluding statement.

Talking about Manchester United's performance so far in the premier league, the club stands on number 2 and will next take on Swan City on March 31. Recently, Romelu Lukaku joined the elite club by scoring 25 goals in the first season.

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