Losada: We need a big improvement against Manchester United

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Skipper says Albion will have to raise their game in Saturday's Amex clash.

Charlie Hanson

2024-10-14T12:00+01:00

Vicky Losada joined Albion from Roma in summer 2023. 📷 by Kyle Hemsley.

Vicky Losada has said that Albion's performance in their 1-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday is well below where she expected it to be.

Bruna Vilamala scored the only goal of the game in a tough encounter against the Eagles which made it three WSL wins out of four.

“Being honest and direct, I think we were horrible,” Losada said. “We won, we found a way to get the three points, but that was a performance that is really far from what we expect of ourselves.

“That's something that we've changed from last year, finding a way of winning. But we also have to be honest with ourselves, we have a big game next week and I think if we play like we did on Sunday we probably won't be getting the three points against Manchester United.

“But now is also a time to be together. We made a big effort against Palace and we won the three points but we also need to learn from the mistakes."

Bruna Vilamala celebrates putting Albion in front at Palace. 📷 by Kyle Hemsley.

Goalscorer Bruna is on a season-long loan from Barcelona, where she played alongside Losada. The goal was her first in an Albion shirt.

“It's good for Bruna," Losada added. "She's new in the WSL and it was very clever from her to keep playing [when Palace appealed for a free-kick]. I'm so happy for her and hopefully there will be many more goals in the future.”

Vicky expects the United game to be a yardstick of her team’s improvement this season.

“It's going to be an exciting moment for the club. Hopefully we can get a lot of fans to the Amex to support us," she added.

“On the football side hopefully we can build this week, have good sessions and learn, watch the game back, see the mistakes we've made and have the right mentality to get the three points against United.”