Manchester United have issued a statement confirming that they are ‘very disappointed’ with the decision to eliminate them from this season’s FA Women’s Continental Tyres League Cup.
The Red Devils have been dumped out of the competition at the end of the group stage with Aston Villa retaining their place in the quarter-finals despite fielding an ineligible player during their 7-0 victory over Sunderland earlier this month.
The Villans brought recent signing Noelle Maritz on as a substitute against Sunderland despite the player having previously represented former club Arsenal. The matter was referred to an independent tribunal with many expecting Aston Villa to be removed from the competition, however, Sunderland were awarded the three points and The Villans still qualified as one of the best runners-up.
As a result of the independent tribunal, Manchester United have missed out on qualification for the last-eight. In reaction to the decision, The Red Devils issued an official club statement just a short time ago which said:
“We are very disappointed with this outcome, and do not understand its rationale.
“We feel that it undermines the integrity of the competition, and of the women’s game.”
The draw for the quarter-finals is scheduled to go ahead as planned at 6.30pm this evening.
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