‘More than capable’: Taylor backs City’s scoring ability for WSL decider

‘More than capable’: Taylor backs City’s scoring ability for WSL deciderManchester City manager upbeat before Villa showdownGareth Taylor has backed his side to score enough goals to overhaul ­Chelsea on the final day of the ­Women’s Super League season. ­Manchester City are level on points with the champions but their title rivals have a better goal difference of two. City make the trip to Aston Villa while Chelsea visit Manchester United.

11 days ago to turn on the style against Carla Ward’s Villa side, despite the absence of Khadija Shaw, the WSL’s top scorer, through injury. Lauren Hemp is fifth in the scoring charts. “You’ve seen with this team, they can score three or four goals in the space of five or six minutes,” he said. “They are more than capable. That doesn’t mean you’re able to go and do it on the weekend, there are many factors that go into that. It’s about me constantly realigning them with what we have to do.

Despite their potency in many games this season, City’s WSL goal tally of 59 lags behind ­Chelsea’s 65, a deficit that would settle the title if the teams were level on goal ­difference. Taylor’s side have ­conceded only 14 this term, a sharp contrast with last season, when they finished with 25 goals against. A staunch defence has contributed to the ­goalkeeper Khiara Keating becoming the youngest player to win the golden glove award with nine clean sheets in 21 games.

“It says a lot about her and how she has come into the team and imposed herself, there was a lot of conversation at the beginning of the season around her being so young and new to the WSL but I think the way she’s adapted to everything she’s faced this season has been really good,” he said. “Of course there are some real contributing factors that have allowed her to be her very best but of course her talent has taken her to where she is.

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