The squad needs a pre-arrival negative test result taken within 72 hours of their arrival, and will have to isolate until they deliver a second negative test result after arrival.

United are looking to take home their first points of the season against Adelaide United on Sunday, following a 1-0 defeat at Viking Park to Melbourne City.

Keeley Richards took home United's player of the match in their loss on Friday, after she kept the visitors scoreless for 80 minutes before a long-range strike broke the deadlock.

"Personally I know there's still a lot that I need to work on, and it's a bit bittersweet, the fact that we still didn't win," she said on the POTM.

"That's where the bar is set now and I need to keep performing above and beyond that as the season goes on.

"It was really good to be back out there. It's been a long off-season and then you get into the pre-season, six weeks of just going hard.

"So actually being able to get together and put that on the park was a really nice feeling, obviously, a disappointing result. We can definitely play better as a team, so we've just got to work on that and go one better next week."

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The goalkeeper played less of a role in United's campaign last season due to injury but has a full Queensland NPL season behind her heading into her second ALW campaign, earning herself the number one spot.

And this time she was prepared for what awaited her this season, along with an added bonus that contributed to her POTM accolade - confidence.

"I have a lot more confidence going in," she said.

"You know what to expect, you know what the crowd's going to be like, what the venue is going to be like, having that down your belt ... I found myself a lot more confident going out."

Although United are prepared for the COVID interstate protocols surrounding ALW games, the question is are they prepared for whatever faces them on the field in Adelaide.

The side will travel to South Australia to face the Reds, who are coming off a 5-1 defeat to Melbourne Victory. They were down 4-0 after 45 minutes, before clawing back a goal of their own and conceding another.

United will be favourites heading into the fixture, however, Richards did not want to write-off the match as a win just yet.

"I don't quite thing their result reflected how they played," she said on Adelaide.

"They had a fair few opportunities, so we can't by any chance take them lightly. We need to go out there and we need to perform better than we did this week."

Confidence is something ALW newcomer Holly Caspers wants to bring into Sunday's match if she is named in the squad.

After making her debut against City, the striker was looking forward to her first game on the road and her second cap.

"I'm really excited for that, but I'm not too sure what to expect," she said.

"I know we'll have to get tested and isolate once we're there, but I know Adelaide will come out strong. They had a disappointing loss."