Goals from Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw and Jess Park were enough to earn a 2-0 win at the Joie Stadium as City rounded off a sequence of three games in seven days on a positive note.
The boss revealed that the likes of Jill Roord, Laura Blindkilde Brown and Laura Coombs, had been struggling with illness over the week, adding to the absence of other key players.
But despite those difficulties, Taylor was impressed by how his side handled the tie and ultimately booked our spot in the FA Cup last four.
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He said: “We’ve had quite a lot of illness over this week which has made it difficult.
“Jill [Roord] has been really ill, we lost Laura Coombs to illness today as well as a number of others.
“So, great credit to the girls that we’ve got to a semi-final, which is amazing.
“We have a [League Cup] final to look forward to and a [Champions League] quarter-final as well. I think this group of players have performed and got the job done when it really matters.”
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