Given this is United's first ever Champions League campaign, the club and players are in unchartered territory, and Skinner was incredibly proud overall of how his team fared against Bayern. He said all three goals they conceded were preventable but dismissed the notion they were naïve in how they defended. Instead, Skinner says his team are prepared to throw everything at Bayern next week.
"We are still in the tie and I think it's given us a taste of what we must do in the second leg and try and attack the game," Skinner said. "We know they're a fantastic team, but there's frustration with the players now, so I need to see that in the performance next week."
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And he says despite his team heading to Munich as underdogs, he believes this group of players and the club hope to emulate the men's team in securing Europe's biggest honour.
"There's no point going to Germany if we don't think we can [overturn the tie]," he said. "Look, we want to create the history the men's team have in the European competitions, and I thoroughly believe that we can do that.
"I have huge respect for Bayern, it's a brilliant club. But I have this belief about this team and what I can promise everybody is that we give absolutely everything in order to try and get that victory out there."
