The Brazilian winger joined the Club in January and appears to have quickly found her feet at the Joie Stadium.
Cushing, who took charge last week, has said in previous interviews that he’s seeing a player doing everything they can to help the team.
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Ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final first leg with Chelsea, Kerolin was delighted to hear her boss’ praise but stated that she’s still got plenty of work to do.
“I’m trying my best to be my best,” she said.
“I’m happy he’s impressed because I’m trying my best to fit into the team because it’s not easy coming in the middle of the season.
“I need to keep going and working. It’s giving me confidence whether he says it to you or me.
“I just need to keep working to get to the pace of the game and build connections with the players. I’m really thankful but I will keep working.”
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City v Chelsea app coverage
As ever, the Official Man City App will have all bases covered for this UEFA Women’s Champions League encounter with Sonia Bompaster’s team.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre two hours before kick-off.
During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary from Alistair Mann and Karen Bardsley while our text commentary continues.
Make sure to have push notifications turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action, including goals, red cards and the team news.
Highlights and a full-match replay [available on CITY+] can be accessed at 23:00 in the UK after the game and then 23:00 globally on Thursday.
