Gareth Taylor says that Manchester City will "come back fighting" after losing out on the Women’s Super League title on the final day. (More Football News)
City beat Aston Villa 2-1 thanks to goals from Mary Fowler and Lauren Hemp on Saturday, but ultimately fell just short, missing out to Chelse🌳a on g♉oal difference.
Emma Hayes led the Blues to a fifth consecutive WSL title with a𓆏 6-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Old Trafford, having made up their inferior goal difference with an equally impressive 8-0 win over Bristol City two weeks ago.
Taylor has reflected on a "mix of emotions" afte𝔍r narrowly missing out on being champions.
Speaking to BBC Sport after the game, he said: "I feel really 🍬proud of the team's performance. The mad thing is we could have📖 maybe scored double figures today quite easily. That's the difference.
"To win 18 games in the season and still come up short is not easy but we have. It's been a big puꦗsh from the team, we've worked incredibly hard, and we'll come back fighting."
When asked what lessons City can take from this season, Taylor add🦹ed: "We need to improve in all areas. We have to have potentially better options from the sidelines. I think that's really key.
"I'm so enthusiastic about the way we played today.ღ A lot of the stuff we did was really good. That's what inspires me to ꦍget up in the morning and fight for next season's title."
Goalkeeper Khiara Keating bec🐷ame the youngest-ever Golden Glove winner in her breakout season, as the 19-year-old kept nine clean sheets in 22 league games and conceded just 15 goal🌟s in total.
While disappointed about Saturday’s outcome, Keating looked back on th🔜e highﷺlights of her season.
She said: "Obviously we are disappointed. We wanted to ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𝄹ᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚgo out and win a trophy today. We knew what we had to do, and we didn't quite get it done.
"H🌞opefully next s൩eason in the Champions League we can show what we're about and go and win some trophies.
"From a personal point of view, my breakout season had a lot to prove at the start of the se෴ason, everyone was kind of.. Not doubting but wondering what I'd be like. I hope I've shown everyone what I can do.
"Gaz [Taylor] p๊ut his faith in me to go and play how I play and that is what I needed to go out there and do what 𒅌I did this season."
