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Manchester City 3-4 Arsenal: What the managers said

Arsenal Women celebrate scoring against Manchester City
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Arsenal saw off Manchester City in a seven-goal thriller in a frantic Women's Super League meeting at Joie Stadium. Here is what the managers had to say after the game.

Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor: "[The mood in the team is] not great, of course. The players we have are very honest. We know we didn't perform and execute to the level we know we are capable of.

"The positives were that we fought back and showed our qualities. Aoba [Fujino] was a real thorn in Arsenal's side. We need to pick the players up to be ready to go again. This group are usually pretty good at fighting back.

"You win, you move on to the next game with confidence. You don't win, you have to pick the players up to be ready for the next game. We usually strike back and fight back every single time."

On errors in defence: "We gave away goals and Arsenal probably gave away goals. We are shipping goals at the moment.

"We can't deny that Alex Greenwood not being there has been really difficult. Rebecca Knaak has done well but it's a big job for her and a big step up. We haven't been able to really refresh the backline. We just need to improve, train and get better in all of those situations."

Arsenal boss Renee Slegers: "I was hurt of course after the loss against Chelsea. We analysed it. I asked 'who are we? What is the Arsenal way? What is our identity? How will we win games against top opposition?' The girls were all with us.

"We did something very well against Bristol City with a lot of changes and early goals and I think we did it again. It was obviously important to us.

"It wasn't the end of the world from a performance perspective against Chelsea but the loss of the three points meant a lot. I think the group is so strong from game to game and also within the games that we can show resilience and come back – which is what we did today."

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[BBC]