Bridgwater United women react to Manchester United FA Cup draw

The match is scheduled to be played on January 30, 2022, at Fairfax Park, and will be the biggest fixture in Bridgwater United women's history.

We spoke to some of the players to gauge the opinion on the draw and of course what it was like to defeat Championship side Crystal Palace on the weekend.

GOAL SCORER: Laura Holden celebrates her winning goal

Laura Holden, the goalscorer on Sunday in the 1-0 win over Palace said it hasn't really sunk in for her yet.

"If I am honest, one minute we kicked off, the next I scored and then we were celebrating the win, it all happened so fast and it hasn't properly sunk in yet.

"I am so happy and proud that I managed to score but for me it is all about the team effort and we all fought for each other on the weekend and we are more than ready to do the same against Manchester United.

"We know it will be a challenge, they are a WSL club, but we are Bridgwater and we aren't nervous, we are more than ready to take them on," Laura said.

ROCK: Amy Goddard had a great game against her former club Crystal Palace

Amy Goddard, stalwart centre back and former Crystal Palace player said it was amazing to beat her old side and now looks forward to the challenge ahead.

"To defeat my old club was a good feeling, as a team we fought hard to stop Palace from scoring and the hard work paid off.

"To draw a club like Manchester United is great for us, it will be a challenge definitely but we see it as a way to prove to everyone what we can do.

"Self belief is at an all time high within our squad at the moment and we are happy to go into a game as underdogs, we will be ready," Amy said.

CAPTAIN: Leah Burridge leads the team out

Leah Burridge, who was captain for the Crystal Palace victory said if they can replicate how we played in the Third Round, then they can beat Manchester United.

"We showed against Palace that we wanted it more for the full 90 minutes, everyone gave their all, and we were the better team.

"If we can put in the same performance against Manchester United, I feel as though we can beat them.

"We do have some important league fixtures before we face United and for us, they are perfect for improving and increasing our belief before the next round," Leah said.

LEADER: Bow Jackson, middle, in the team huddle

Finally we spoke to Bow Jackson, club captain, she thinks it is actually a good draw for the club.

"It may have looked like a shock to everyone else that we beat Crystal Palace, but for us, it wasn't, we knew we could do it.

"I love being the underdogs and we definitely are that against Manchester United, but that is exactly where we want to be.

"There will be a lot of people supporting us at that game, and our fans are the best there is, they help us on the pitch more than they know.

"We are hungry, we want to fight and we want to win, and if we channel that energy properly we can do this."