Very much mentioning the obvious this, but England need to keep an eye on Canada's veteran striker Christine Sinclair.

The 35-year-old has scored a remarkable 179 goals in 278 international appearances.

The England band are at the ground, already giving me a headache.

Away we go at Manchester City Academy.

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Alex Scott
Ex-Arsenal Ladies & England defender

The obvious surprise is Lucy Bronze playing in midfield. He tried that out in the SheBelieves Cup and she has a physical presence. But she is the best right-back in the world and I want her playing in her best position.

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England internationals Nikita Parris and Karen Carney go head-to-head in our challenge to see who's got the best skills and celebration.

Manchester United manager Casey Stoney: "This is a tough test. Canada are a good side, they have shown that over the last few years and is is a great test for England. It gives Phil Neville a chance to look at other players."

Former England defender Alex Scott: "The players cannot be thinking about injuries, These games are important for momentum and confidence. The players starting have to take their chance."

England

England manager Phil Neville tells BBC TV: "This is a good test on home soil and with pressure on us to perform. We have spoken a lot about going to a World Cup and winning it and this will show if we can handle it.

This probably is the hardest friendly we have. They are like the USA because of their physicality.

"This is a big test,, because it is after the SheBelieves Cup. In their dressing room they will be seeing us a scalp.

"It is always harder to win after winning something because the expectations go up."

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High street chemist Boots will sponsor the home nations and Republic of Ireland women's teams in a multi-million pound deal.

The sponsorship will be split in different amounts between the five Football Associations.

It is the first time such a deal has included all five nations.

Boots' three-year deal covers this summer's World Cup in France and the 2021 European Championship in England.

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BBC Four

You can watch build-up and full coverage of the match now on BBC Four and at the top of this page.

Reshmin Chowdhury is alongside former England internationals Casey Stoney and Alex Scott.

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In 2004, JJ Roble's family fled Somalia and ended up living in the shadow of Wembley Stadium.

She's now the first black, female, Muslim, hijab-wearing referee in the UK.

Her aim is to inspire more women into playing football and to get the England ladies to the top of their game.

Watch highlights as England beat Japan 3-0 to win the SheBelieves Cup for the first time thanks to goals from Lucy Staniforth, Karen Carney and Beth Mead.

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BBC Sport at Manchester City Academy Stadium

We're expecting a capacity crowd of 7,000 at the Manchester City Academy tonight, which is just down the road from the Etihad.

It's home sweet home for a large number of the England's players, including Steph Houghton and Jill Scott, as well as Canada forward Janine Beckie.

This game has been sold out for weeks. It's raised the issue of where the women's national team should be playing their matches, and England gaffer Phil Neville has called upon the big men's teams to step up and host.

The good news is Man City and Man Utd are now both open to the possibility of staging Lionesses games in the future.

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England boss Phil Neville says "there's competition for places" in his World Cup squad.

The Lionesses face Canada tonight before playing Spain at Swindon's County Ground on Tuesday in the first of two home warm-up matches.

England will also play Denmark on 25 May and New Zealand on 1 June before the tournament in France begins on 7 June.

"We've got the selection coming up, probably in the next three or four weeks. They all know they're all fighting for places, so there's no complacency whatsoever," said Neville.

"Nobody has been told that they're in the squad yet, nobody is booking flights for their families, and I've made sure of that."

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BBC Sport at Manchester City Academy Stadium

Phil Neville has mixed it up again, as he gets closer to deciding his final 23-strong squad for this summer’s World Cup.

He’s made six changes from their last friendly, the SheBelieves Cup victory over Japan. There’s an experienced front line of Karen Carney, Jodie Taylor and Nikita Parris. Karen Bardsley is preferred in goal, as Carly Telford misses out.

The likes of Beth Mead, Millie Bright and Ellen White are on the bench.

England XI: Bardsley, Daly, Houghton, McManus, Stokes, Daly, Walsh, Parris, Carney, Duggan, Taylor.

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Only 63 days until the start of the 2019 Women's World Cup, but preparations are now cranking up.

SheBelieves Cup winners England are up against Canada in Manchester today.

The road to France starts right here.