GARETH TAYLOR PREVIEW
The Blues are looking to bounce back from Sunday’s loss when we tale on the Reds again at Leigh Sports Village.
Wednesday’s League Cup quarter-final will kick-off at 19:00 (UK) and Taylor says there were many positives from our league clash despite the score-line.
“It’s never nice to lose a derby.,” said Taylor.
“The game was interesting because when we look back at it, between both boxes we were pretty good.
“We had a lot of chances, but issues in our build-up play, particularly from goal kicks which I think has been the staple of the way we play for many years.
“I can count on one hand the amount of times it’s gone against us. We need to be better and we will be.
“We trust in what we do and I always say I’m responsible for how we play in the good and bad times.
“To change that isn’t in my blood, it’s evident players want to come here because of our style, we don’t do it to be smart, we do it because we feel it’s productive and allows us to arrive in the final third together as a team.
“The stats between both boxes were pretty emphatic in our favour but the one massive stat was the result.
“We have an opportunity now, not to right wrongs because United deserved their moment in terms of the pressure they put on us and we needed to deal with that better.
“It’ll be a tight affair, both teams want to progress to the semis. It’s the perfect game for us, we’re excited to go there and strike back.”
WHEN AND WHERE
Gareth Taylor’s side travel to Leigh Sports Village to take on neighbours Manchester United on Wednesday, 22 January at 19:00 (UK).
As ever, mancity.com and our official app will provide dedicated coverage across the evening, while regular updates will also be posted on X:@ManCityWomen.
APP COVERAGE
Our Official Man City app will have all bases at the Leigh Sports Sports covered on Wednesday.
Minute-by-minute text updates will begin in our Matchday Centre 90 minutes before kick-off. During the game you can also listen to live audio commentary while our text commentary continues.
Make sure you have push notification turned on as well, so you can be alerted to key moments in the action including goals, red cards and team news.
Highlights and a CITY+ full-match replay will also be made available after the game.
MANAGER PREVIEW
Gareth Taylor will be facing the media at his pre-match press conference from 13:30 (UK) on Tuesday 21 January, where the City boss will provide all the latest team news updates and you can follow it live on mancity.com and our official app.
Don’t worry if you are unable to watch Gareth’s press conference as it happens as we’ll have a written review and video recap soon after it has concluded.
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LAST TIME OUT
City fell short against United last time in a 4-2 Barclays WSL defeat at the Etihad Stadium. In an eventful first-half, the visitors went into a 3-0 lead, courtesy of two goals from Ella Toone and a strike from Leah Galton.
Despite the setback, City responded with determination, narrowing the deficit before the interval through expertly placed headers from Vivianne Miedema and Rebecca Knaak.
However, Toone sealed her hat-trick shortly after the restart, bolstering Marc Skinner’s side’s lead and halting our comeback efforts.
TV COVERAGE
The game is not available to watch on TV in the United Kingdom.
It is however, available to watch on the Barclays Women’s Super League Youtube channel, and fans around the globe can find out how to watch the match via livesoccertv.com.
