Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor lauded the impact of super-sub Chloe Kelly after his side’s 6-0 win over Birmingham bolstered their chances of qualifying for the Champions League.
Taylor’s team were left frustrated by a stubborn Birmingham defence in the first half but Kelly replaced Hayley Raso at the break and scored one and assisted two of the six second-half goals that relegated Birmingham from the Barclays FA Women’s Super League. Georgia Stanway bagged a double with Lauren Hemp, Alanna Kennedy and another substitute in Laura Coombs also getting on the scoresheet to put City in pole position to secure third spot ahead of local rivals Manchester United.
Taylor said: “I think sometimes you try to influence a game with more changes and sometimes the more changes you make, players had just started to find their rhythm and then you take them off the pitch. We were concerned that Chloe (Kelly) who had played all three games, having to come back from the injury that she has had.
