Bompastor made two changes to her line-up as we took the trip to Manchester looking for our first Women’s Super League win of the season, having been held to a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge by Aston Villa in our opening game.

With Aggie Beever-Jones among the substitutes this time around, those changes saw James switching to a central striker’s role. It produced the desired results as the England international netted our third goal of a resounding victory over the Red Devils.

‘I think we all know LJ is probably not a real number nine and she likes to drop deep and have the ball,’ said Bompastor, after seeing her team pick up our first league win of the campaign in emphatic fashion.

‘So it's important when we play with LJ as a number nine to have two number tens who are in the pocket, but also making penetrating runs. That's why it's important for us to pay attention when we decide which profiles are playing around her.

‘It’s important to have this threat because I think on Sunday we could exploit the space behind the back line for United and we were quite good at doing that.’

The player who came into the line-up in place of Beever-Jones was Academy graduate Potter, the 20-year-old taking her spot in midfield for her first WSL start of the season, after impressing in the 1-0 UEFA Women’s Champions League win away at Real Sociedad.

‘I already said I am a manager who really likes to develop young players,’ Bompastor continued.

‘I want to give them the opportunity when they have the right mindset, they work hard and they have the quality. I'm always keen to do that.

‘Lexi deserves to get minutes in this team. She's a really good player. Sometimes it depends on the tactics, the different profiles we want to use and the different systems we are playing.

‘But it was a good opportunity for her and she had a good performance. That's the best thing she can do for me to keep her on the pitch.’