Eva Olid is set to be appointed as Manchester United Women’s new manager, with the 40-year-old Spaniard due to meet the squad on Wednesday as the club finalise her appointment, according to BBC Sport. That ability to build through difficult years before delivering silverware is precisely the profile Manchester United were looking for. Before moving to Scotland, Olid had previously worked at Houston Dynamo in the United States. United’s new direction means Olid inherits a squad in transitionThe squad Olid walks into is one in the middle of a deliberate reshape. United open the 2026-27 WSL season away at London City Lionesses on 4 September.