Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor believes his players deserve "huge credit" for firing themselves back into the Women's Super League title race with a 2-0 victory over reigning champions Chelsea.
Man City Women face Brighton amid manager woes for Seagulls
11.03.2023 - 20:31 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City travel to Brighton on Sunday afternoon for more Women’s Super League action against a side desperate to steady their ship after another change of management.
City are in fine form after being unbeaten in their last 12 league fixtures and they head into the game having clawed their way back into title contention after a slow start to the season.
Gareth Taylor's side are currently third in the league table with 32 points from 14 games and last time out Khadija Shaw punished Tottenham to give City a 3-1 win with the league's top scorer netting all three goals herself after Spurs opened the scoring on the half-hour mark.
Manager Gareth Taylor said: “I look at performances over actual results and the performances have been really strong. I think the players are contributing well, our training levels have been really high and there's a real understanding of what we’re trying to do and what we’re trying to achieve. The players are taking the forefront on leading, I have to say very little if I'm honest.”
Their hosts Brighton have had a rough season - they sit one from the bottom of the league standings on eight points from a dozen games and are back with their interim manager Amy Merricks following the termination of manager Jens Scheuer.
The Seagulls need to get points on the board to escape the relegation battle, however, they have lost their last two league games and conceded nine goals in that time while netting just three - in a 6-2 loss to Aston Villa and a 3-1 loss to Chelsea midweek.
Taylor said: “When we played [Brighton] earlier in the season and Amy was in charge, we saw a similar identity to what we saw with Hope [Powell] but then the game against Chelsea that they had the other night, I think
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