The Mancunian rain teemed down relentlessly on Old Trafford as Mary Earps took to English soil for the first time in a year.
It was a fitting backdrop for the storied return of one of Manchester United Women’s greatest ever players – and, on this occasion, their first Champions League match here in history. It was also easy to see why the former England No 1 had traded the dreary north-west for the City of Lights and all its picturesque charm.
This meeting with her former side marked Earps’ first outing in her home country since starting for the Lionesses against the USA at Wembley last November.