England v USA: Formidable duo Sarina Wiegman and Emma Hayes go head to head

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Sarina Wiegman and Emma Hayes go head to head this weekend (PA Images)

England take on the USA at Wembley on Saturday, with the tactical battle between Sarina Wiegman and Emma Hayes stealing the headlines.

Here, the PA news agency looks at the main talking points ahead of the game.

Battle of the bosses

England women boss Sarina Wiegman coaching
Wiegman is looking forward to facing Hayes at Wembley (Jacob King/PA)

Perhaps the most hotly-anticipated match-up will be on the touchline, not the pitch, as arguably the two most formidable managers in the women’s game face each other for the first time. England manager Wiegman knows Emma Hayes well, from the days she used to “collaborate” with the former Chelsea-boss-turned-USA-head-coach, and on Friday confessed “you really want to beat your friends, even more maybe than if it’s not your friends”.

Mind the gaps