Following United’s scintillating start to the season, Skinner was nominated for September’s accolade but was pipped by Aston Villa’s Carla Ward.
After further WSL wins against Brighton, Leicester City and Everton, the Reds’ head coach is up for the monthly award again.
United dispatched of the Seagulls on 16 October, when an Ella Toone double and goals from Adriana Leon and Player of the Month nominee Leah Galton sealed an emphatic 4-0 victory at Leigh Sports Village.
The Reds followed this up with a hard-fought win away to Leicester, at the King Power Stadium, with Nikita Parris’s first-half header clinching all three points.