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Man City match & Jonas

"Damn Vivianne." Katie laughed as her eyes landed on the striker's back, a couple of days after Leah and Viv flew down to Whitby. "Tell your girl to shorten her nails."

"Not only her nails." Steph laughs as she notices Viv's neck. "Looks like she went all Noo-Noo on Viv's neck."

"Really, the Teletubbies?" Viv asks turning to Steph as the other girls double over laughing loudly, she rolls her eyes as Steph just smirks and turns to Leah. "Someone might wish she wouldn't pick up the phone tonight."

Leah just shakes her head and laughs. "I'll send her a warning text before."

"Don't you dare." Viv chuckles as she slides on her training shirt over her jersey, she turns to Leah after tying her cleats and smiles. "Ready?"

"Yeah let's go!" Leah breathes grinning as Kim joins them, Viv grabs her gloves jogs after Leah out of the dressing room and speeds up as soon as they near the exit to the pitch. "Full sprint immediately," Leah announces as she hears the girls follow, their cleats echoing through the long hall.

Viv takes off in a sprint as soon as her cleats hit the pitch, grinning as Leah easily keeps up with her and they simultaneously jump as soon as they touch the sideline. They sprint towards the middle, taking a ball on their way to the staff and skid to a stop.

"Insane how in sync y'all are." the assistant trainer laughs. "Zig-zag sprint!"

Viv immediately sprints off with Leah right beside her and counts her steps. "Five?" She speeds up as Leah hums, cutting to the left as soon as she reaches five and holds her hand back for a low five as Leah cuts to the right grinning as she feels her hand touch her own. She waves at the fans as they sprint past them, standing in line beside Leah as soon as the assistant tells them to line up and sprints off as soon as he claps in his hands.

After sprinting back and forth half of the warm-up and practising shots on target the other half, Viv grabs her water bottle as soon as the assistant let's them go and turns her head as she feels two arms wrap around her shoulders from behind.

"Hey, kid." Kerstin Casparij greets with a grin.

"Hey, Kers." She greets her as she quickly hugs her, she watches her walk off right after nodding her head in greeting as several Lionesses walk past her to greet their captain and twists her upper body to loosen up the muscles.

"Let's head inside, time for the match chat!" Kim announces as she joins them, Viv follows the girls inside leaning against Leah's side as she feels her arm wrap around her shoulders and enters the dressing room.

She just nods her head keeping her game face as Jonas mostly turns his attention on her telling her to stay in her pocket and bites the inside of her cheek as she feels Leah and Kim both place their hands on her back, she stands up as soon as he tells them that it's time for the match and walks out of the room.

"Viv." Leah speeds up to catch up with her, she wraps her arm around her shoulders keeping up with her fast pace and sighs. "Just ignore him."

Viv just nods her head as they sprint out onto the pitch, she slides into the line right behind Kim and Leah to shake hands and winks as Kerstin just smiles cheekily. She sprints over to one of the halves rolling her head as Kim and Houghton shake hands and smiles as Kim points at the half they are spread out on, she walks over to the huddle as she watches Kim shake hands with the referee and wraps her arms around Leah and Katie.

"Alright ladies, we are currently placed second with a goal difference of five to the blues." Kim starts after she joined the huddle. "No matter the result at the end of the game, we need to give our best and try to close in on the blues." She continues. "Remember the information about all player and use it in your advantage, be a game changer but."