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Ella Toone was injured in the League Cup quarter-final victory over Tottenham on 21 December Manchester United boss Marc Skinner says Ella Toone has "a chance" of being available for February's Champions League ties against Atletico Madrid. England attacking midfielder Toone sustained a hip injury in late December that ruled her out of Saturday's goalless draw with Arsenal in the Women's Super League. Skinner said the problem was likely to keep Toone, 26, sidelined for "six to eight weeks" in total. About half that time has now elapsed, with United travelling to play Atletico in the Champions League last 16 on Thursday, 12 February and hosting the second leg seven days later. In Toone's absence, United have bolstered their attack with the signing of Sweden striker Ellen Wangerheim, 21, from Hammarby on a three-year deal. Prior to last Saturday, Toone had featured in every WSL match for United this season, scoring three times and providing five assists. With United still in contention for the three domestic competitions as well as in the hunt for European silverware, Skinner has to balance the desire to have Toone in his team with the risk of potentially accelerating her recovery too quickly. "There is a chance she could be back going into those windows, but it moves every day, " he said. "It is what is best for Ella as well. "We can't rush her back. She will be ready for football before the end of the season for sure. " Sweden international Ellen Wangerheim scored for Hammarby against Manchester City in the 2024-25 Champions League Talented Sweden striker Wangerheim is the latest addition to a United attack that has also been reinforced with Germany star Lea Schuller this window. Wangerheim arrives in Manchester after scoring 17 goals for Hammarby to help them finish second in the Swedish league in November. She was an unused substitute for Sweden when England beat them on penalties in the European Championship quarter-finals last summer. Skinner said the new signing will allow his side to be "more unpredictable" in their quest to win titles this season. "I thought we were becoming too predictable, " he said. "The Manchester United spirit is about attacking with speed and invasion - and she brings that in abundance. "She is a lovely quiet character off the field. On it, she gets alive. She wants to take people on and run behind and I felt we had lost that a little bit. "She is 21 but has so much experience already. She had 3, 000 minutes in 2025 but still sits in the category of us being able to add lots of quality to her football too. "She is a rare find. " Ben Haines, Ellen White and Jen Beattie are back for another season of the Women's Football Weekly podcast. New episodes drop every Tuesday on BBC Sounds, plus find interviews and extra content from the Women's Super League and beyond on the Women's Football Weekly feed Get the latest WSL news on our dedicated page Contract extensions triggered for Man Utd quartet Arsenal against Man Utd ends goalless at Emirates Man City agree £20m deal to sign Palace captain Guehi Glasner to leave Palace at end of season Former Man Utd players' comments 'irrelevant' - Carrick How Tom Cruise survived passing out on the wing of a biplane Ed Gamble dissects the latest drama from The Traitors Christopher Nolan's epic biopic starring Cillian Murphy Solve the mystery of how Cluedo was created Boots from Easter Bunny and teenage parties - Glasner tells his story The tactics Carrick will hope can fix Man Utd Will anyone stop Alcaraz and Sinner, and how far can Raducanu go at Aussie Open? After agony in Morocco, what's next for Salah with club and country? Rejections, depression & promise to his mum - Thiago's route to top Princess of Wales hosts Rugby World Cup winners England. Video Princess of Wales hosts Rugby World Cup winners England How British trailblazer became Super Bowl contender What does x G predict for the rest of the season? Weekly sports quiz: Which football club's stadium turned the sky pink? Bayern's record-breaking Bundesliga season in numbers Semenyo goes straight in the XI - FPL team of the week Watch trailer for Mo Salah: Never Give Up. Video Watch trailer for Mo Salah: Never Give Up Trump's foreign policy and what it might mean for the World Cup Hasty or a shrewd move? Madrid in shock at swift Arbeloa appointment Are fans being turned off multi-club ownership model? Which players could England turn to for 2027 Ashes? Brosnan, Prince Naseem and the embrace that never happened Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.