Manchester City’s women’s team took on West ham in the FA League Cup, where they claimed a 5-1 win to remain in the contest.
Manchester City’s women were among the sides attempting to get vital results in the FA League Cup.
The quarter-finals saw Manchester United take on Tottenham, Arsenal and Crystal Palace meet, Manchester City take on West ham and Liverpool meet Chelsea.
The winners of these games would move into the next round of the League Cup and also discover their opponents.
Manchester City got another massive victory, with goals coming from Khadija Shaw, Laura Coombs, Grace Clinton, Lauren Hemp, and Kerolin Nicoli. This means they are in contention for another trophy, as well as the Women's Super League.
Let's take a look at the results from these games.
The FA League Cup results
Crystal Palace 0-2 Arsenal
Liverpool 1-9 Chelsea
Manchester United 2-1 Tottenham
West ham 1-5 Manchester City
Manchester City and Chelsea stormed past in their tasks, Arsenal did enough to get a victory against Crystal Palace, and Manchester United got a late winner to defeat Tottenham.
The FA League Cup semi-finals
Arsenal vs Manchester United - January, the 21st
Manchester City vs Chelsea - January, the 21st
Massive matches set to decide who will edge closer to claiming the title. There will be a clash between Manchester City and Chelsea, and since their last meeting ended in a 2-1 win for Chelsea, Manchester City have upped their game. This will be quite the fixture.
Elsewhere, it will be Arsenal vs Manchester United as the other game. So far, they have shared a 0-0 draw. This is expected to be a tough meeting.
For Manchester City, they’ll be confident after their run of results, which has proved them to be very capable of going for honours. It will be a big ask against Chelsea, but if anyone can do it, Manchester City would be the highest on that list. If they remain on form, they’ll be able to get the result when they take on Chelsea.
Manchester City’s manager Andree Jeglertz spoke after the game.
Andree Jeglertz on Manchester City’s win
“I think when you start and you ask how you want the season to be, it’s difficult to predict. In the long haul, there’s lots of things. With that said, I think we’ve come quite far, and I’m pleased.”
“The most important thing for me is that I can see the players are eager to get better, and being together, and the quality.”
“I think that we showed the mentality of winning these games is great in the team. Getting time for lots of players and those coming in bringing lots to the team, it says a lot about the structure.”