The 29-year-old has joined Becky Langley's side following the expiration of her contract at Manchester United, where she spent four years after joining from Manchester City.

Mannion - who has also played for Aston Villa and Birmingham City - has 16 caps for her country, having previously represented England at youth level.

And fittingly, the Tyneside Irish Centre was one of the first stops on the tour of her new city, where Harriet Massey joined her to bring newcastleunited.com this gallery from Mannion's first day at the club.