A first Women’s Super League (WSL) title in a decade. Khadija “Bunny” Shaw secured for four years. And now the Women’s FA Cup. How are you going to celebrate, Manchester City?Great question. But first, let’s sign England left-back Niamh Charles from Chelsea, fill the space vacated by the outgoing Leila Ouahabi.If there is a lesson to be gleaned from City’s domestic double-winning season, it is this tireless pursuit of perfection.City were far from perfect against Brighton at Wembley. For the first half an hour, they were bullied on the ball and dragged around off it, their salvation being some last-ditch defending from Alex Greenwood and Jade Rose and the fact Brighton kept forgetting what to do when they got within six yards of City goalkeeper Ayaka Yamashita. After half an hour, Brighton had managed 11 touches in City’s box to City’s one at the other end, unstuck by Brighton’s dynamic high press and relentless running.“In our own attacking way, we didn’t have the starting position that we wanted, so we were making it too easy for them to defend, which was using the width of the field with the right players,” head coach Andree Jeglertz said in his post-match press conference. “We lost the ball three or four times in the first half.“Then the press, they did it a little bit different than we expected, so it took some time for us to identify it and solve it.”
Manchester City were perfect when it mattered in Women’s FA Cup final
After a difficult opening 30 minutes, Manchester City cruised to victory against Brighton & Hove Albion










