Warriors, superheroes and inspirations

That was how Manchester United Women attacker Geyse described her mum, when discussing the key inspirations in her life with former footballer-turned-freestyler and Reds fan Kaljit Atwal.

Family is important to our players and, as they explained in their informal chats with Kaljit, influential parents and siblings have had a massive impact on the journey they have been on so far.

"My inspiration since childhood has been my mother," said Geyse. "I have had her as an inspiration since I was a child. She is someone who is always with me.

"She is a person that I always carry with me, every day that I leave home, the time that I spend away, I look back and remember everything that my mother went through. So, the biggest inspiration for me is my mother.

"This thing about bringing the food to our house, her leaving early to go to work to put food in the house. That’s what I take as an example, a warrior woman, who is always with me and did everything she could to put food in the house, for me and for my brothers."