England captain Leah Williamson led the Lionesses to Euro 2022 glory – but Arsenal boss Jonas Eidevall has hailed her leadership skills for a very different reason.
Both Williamson and her Arsenal and England teammate Beth Mead ruptured their ACLs in the last WSL season, and have since been out of action for club and country.
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But as Mead made her long-awaited return to Arsenal action against Aston Villa last weekend, she told the Evening Standard about a special gift from Williamson which had helped her through the difficult time.
She said: “Leah bought a karaoke machine for my birthday.
“I think the day we got it, me and (Arsenal captain) Kim Little were singing a Backstreet Boys number.”
And ahead of Arsenal’s next match against Bristol City on Sunday, manager Eidevall was asked what he thought about the new addition…