Gareth Taylor insists unfamiliar surroundings will not daunt his Manchester City side ahead of Sunday’s crunch Barclays Women’s Super League clash against Manchester United, as they play at the Etihad for the first time in over three years.
More than 31,000 fans turned out in September 2019 to watch City beat United 1-0 in the first-ever women’s Manchester derby, but the team have not returned to the ground since.
City sit three points adrift of United ahead of Sunday’s clash, with defeat a likely fatal blow to the 2016 champions’ title ambitions. But boss Taylor is refusing to get overawed by what is at stake and has encouraged his players to enjoy the occasion without letting it get in the way of an all-important three points.
