Previewing the blockbuster battle at his pre-match press conference on Tuesday afternoon, Skinner told journalists at Carrington that he has near enough a full squad available for selection.
An ongoing back injury will keep winger Celin Bizet Donnum out of the reunion with her old club however, while defender Millie Turner is a long-term absentee as she recovers from a knee problem.
It remains to be seen who is likely to partner captain Maya Le Tissier at centre-back, with Turner out and Dominique Janssen serving a one-match suspension for the red card she was shown in our last European fixture.
Janssen, who still trained with her team-mates this (Tuesday) morning, has been paired with Le Tissier in each of the team’s last nine outings and every game that Turner hasn’t started so far this term.
