Neville

Former England manager Phil Neville said after a friendly win over Brazil in 2018, that he would "take my number 10 over Brazil's" when comparing Kirby's impact on the game to six-time World Player of the Year Marta's.

"I think they are players who can come in and hit the ground running," former United skipper Gary Neville told Sky Sports.

From lying in an inconsolable heap on the kitchen floor barely able to speak after being dropped by then-England boss Phil Neville in 2020 to finding her voice to take on sportswear giant Nike.

She had played her last game under Neville two years earlier against Germany at Wembley.

When she found out via Instagram in March 2020 that she'd been dropped by Neville she hit rock bottom.