De Pauw on Hall exit and 'bringing the cage home'

Aston Villa boss Robert de Pauw has been speaking to the media before Sunday's Women's Super League game against Manchester United (kick-off 18:45 GMT).

Here are the key lines from his news conference:

• Georgia Mullett has been back in training sessions, but Rachel Corsie and Jill Baijings remain out.

• Paula Tomas is eligible to play after serving a three-game suspension, but her availability for Sunday is uncertain after suffering from sickness earlier this week.

• De Pauw said Villa's first-half performance against Liverpool was the worst he has overseen at the club.

• He said the team are "frustrated" because "we want to win".

• On assistant coach Leanne Hall leaving the club, De Pauw wished her the best and said: "She took the decision to step back and to focus more on herself for a moment".

• Asked what he has learnt about facing Chelsea, Manchester City and now Manchester United away, the Villa boss said: "We are competitive, that we can put some fear in the opponent".

• He added: "That's the next step we got to take - to take something from the game and not only rattle the cage, but bring the cage home".

• A first win of the season at United would be "a big boost for us and would drive confidence", De Pauw said.

• The Dutchman is aware that football is a "performance driven company" and said "they cut off the head of the manager".