A first-half brace from Nikita Parris put the Reds in control but, after a Rachel Daly penalty in the second half, the visitors came back into the game.
Despite a number of chances, United could not add anymore to the tally and successfully saw out a period of Villa attacks to win the match.
Speaking to the press after the victory, Skinner discussed taking chances, Nikita Parris’s impact and the January transfer window...
WE HAD MORE QUALITY CHANCES
“I felt like in the first half we were really good. I think if we had been three or four up then they wouldn’t have come back in the second half.