Olid seeks Manchester tips as United head into international break after Liverpool win

Eva Olid said she is "asking for recommendations" as she prepares to explore Manchester during the international break after Manchester United beat Liverpool on Saturday, a result that completed back-to-back wins over their rivals and coincided with the club's 250th game.

Olid, who replaced Marc Skinner two months ago after leaving Hearts, told BBC Sport she has been so busy since arriving that she has not yet had time to look around her new city. "I didn't stop from when I arrived!" she said. "Home, work, home, work. My parents are here, my family are here and now I want to discover Manchester." United's women's team play most of their home matches at Leigh Sports Village, approximately 12 miles west of central Manchester, and train on the same site as the men at Carrington in Trafford.

Despite success in the Scottish Women's Premier League, Olid arrived at United described in the report as an unknown quantity in English football. The team endured a difficult start to the season, losing to London City Lionesses on the opening night of the Women's Super League campaign and then suffering a 5-0 home defeat by Chelsea a week later. In those two matches they managed just two shots on target combined.

A draw at Arsenal offered some encouragement and the club have since put together four straight wins across the WSL and League Cup, scoring 18 goals during that run. Olid praised her players' efforts: "I am so happy for the players - they deserve it," she said. "We have started to click in a lot of things and they fight for each other. "But there is still a lot to improve. We created chances, but our last pass and our finishing needs to be better. That will come."

Liverpool manager Gareth Taylor criticised his team's approach after the defeat, saying: "They were very direct and we fell into their trap." He added: "Their goalkeeper was literally kicking out of her hands." Taylor also reflected on his side's recent form, noting their encouraging start to the season had been stunted by two defeats in their past three and stating: "We have got to be braver and there are lessons to learn. This was the first time where we have not been a good reflection of ourselves."

The article notes ongoing discussions about the teething troubles with Manchester United's tactics under Olid. For readers seeking further interviews and extra material, the report points to the BBC Women's Football Weekly feed for additional content.

United will now have a fortnight's break from action while international play-offs for the World Cup take place.