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 Chelsea on๊ goal difference.
Emma Hayes led the Blues to a fifth consecutive WSL title with a 6-0 thrashing of Manchester United at Old Trafford, having made up their inferior goal diffe🐈rence with an equally impressive 8-0 win over Bristol City two weeks ago.
Taylor has reflected on a "mix of🐼 emotions" after narrowly mis๊sing out on being champions.
Speaking to BBC Sport after the gam♏e, 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 shortꦍ is not easy but we have. It's been a big push 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 added: "We need to improve in all areas. We have to have potentially better options from the sidelinesও. I think that's really key.
"I'm so enthusiastic about the way we played today. A lot of the stuff we did was really good. That's what inspires me to get ♊up i🅷n the morning and fight for next season's title."
Goalkeeper Khiara Keating became 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 goꦛals in total.
Wh🅠ile disappointed about Saturday’s outcome, Keating looked back on the highlights of her season.
She said: "Obviously we are disappointed. We wanted to go out and win a trophy today. ⛄We knew what we had to do, and we didn't quite get it done.
";Hopefully next season in the Champions League we cꦓan show what we're about and go and win some trophies.
"Fওrom a personal point of view, my breakout season had a lot to prove at the start of the season, 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] put his faith in me to go and play how I pl𒁏ay and that is what I needed to go out there and do what I did this season."
