• Manager says international standard 10-15% higher than WSL• Fran Kirby misses out in experience squad for
Germany friendly
Phil Neville has challenged his younger players to raise their game and claimed the standard required at international level is 10-15% higher than in the Women’s Super League, as he named a small, experienced squad for the prestige friendly against Germany at Wembley.
A 1-0 win over a modest Portugal side this month ended a five-match losing streak and Neville knows the match a week on Saturday, in front of a sellout crowd of 90,000, will put him and his team under an intense spotlight.