Andrée Jeglertz is confident we’ll see a response from City against Liverpool next week after a frustrating 3-2 Barclays Women’s Super League defeat to Brighton.

A victory for City would’ve moved the Blues within one more victory of the title, but a second half fightback from the hosts means our hunt to confirm top spot will go on a little longer.

We remain in the driver’s seat heading into the final weeks of the campaign though, and Jeglertz is in no doubt that his players are motivated to get back to winning ways.

The first opportunity is against Liverpool next Sunday at the Joie Stadium, with kick-off set for 12:00 (UK).

“It’s up to us. I’m fully aware that all the players really want to win and they are really putting a lot of energy into getting the results we want,” our Head Coach said after defeat to Brighton.

“Sometimes we don’t score our chances and sometimes they score on their chances and that’s how it is in this league.

“But for us, we just need to turn it around in a good way and then fully focus on Liverpool.”

Setbacks have been rare this season for City but, when they have happened, the response has been emphatic.

After losing on the opening day to Chelsea, the Blues went on a 13-match winning run in the WSL, with similarly impressive performances following a slender defeat to Arsenal and draw at Aston Villa.

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And Jeglertz is hopeful his players can once again learn from some of the harsh lessons experienced against a dangerous Brighton side.

He added: “Our first-half, we created so many chances that we should do a bit better with in the finishing phase and then they get one at the end of the half which is tough.

“Brighton came out and scored a couple of goals early and that caused a bit of stress for us in the second-half, so it’s more like a stressful game in the second-half.

“But for us the most important thing is that we’re learning from this, that we’re making sure, no matter if it’s the beginning or the end of the game, each action counts so much.

“If you make a mistake and you think someone else is doing something for you then we will be punished and that’s what happened against Brighton.

“I’m not worried about that, I’m just worried that we’re learning in the right way and fully focusing on the coming week for Liverpool.”