MY GOOD LUKE CHARM

Stanway will be for ever grateful to ex-United star Chadwick, the mentor who helped steer her through the good times and the bad

- NEIL MOXLEY 

GEORGIA STANWAY admits it has been a case of Luke and learn as she prepares for the biggest game of her life.

The England star revealed former Manchester United ace Luke Chadwick has been key in plotting her path.

Chadwick spent five years in and around the first team at Old Trafford before drifting down the Football League, but his importance to the Lionesses cannot be overstated.

Bayern Munich midfielder Stanway (with boss Sarina Wiegman, left) said: "Once or twice a week I speak with a mentor and that's something I've done for a few years. I'm not afraid to say it, I went through a time at Manchester City where it was a little bit up and down in terms of my mentality, my position everything was changing and that person was my go-to.

"I got clarity on my position from him, clarity on what I wanted to achieve in that season.

"Luke works for my sports agency and went through his own battles as a player.

"He wants to put people on the right path, making sure they don't experience what he did. Or, if they do, he can say, 'This is what helped me!