Gareth Taylor says he told his Manchester City players to be proud in defeat as they were beaten in extra time to lose the Women's FA Cup final on Sunday.
City twice came from behind against Chelsea at Wembley to force extra time in a tug-of-war final, but had no answer to Sam Kerr's extra-time winner and the players sank to the floor at full time.
The defeat brings City's eventful season to an end, which saw them recover from an awful, injury-impacted start to successfully qualify for the Champions League, win the Continental Cup, and reach this FA Cup final. Taylor said before the game that defeat on Sunday wouldn't make the season a failure, and he only had positive words for his beaten side.
