Gareth Taylor blown away by Man City Women performance vs Chelsea and sets next challenge

Manchester City manager Gareth Taylor admitted his side's second half performance blew him away in their comeback win against Chelsea in the Continental Cup final. City trailed 1-0 at the break, but scored four minutes into the second half and were 3-1 up by 70 minutes, a scoreline they preserved to win a morale-boosting final after a testing season.

City quickly saw their Women's Super League title chances derailed with a poor start hampered by a number of key injuries, while Chelsea knocked them out of last season's postponed FA Cup in one of two heavy defeats inflicted on City in quick succession in November. However, since then, players have returned and City have dramatically turned their form around, with this latest win in the final a 12th unbeaten game in their last 13.

And manager Taylor couldn't hide his delight after watching his side produce a fine attacking display in the second half against Chelsea on Sunday to lift their eighth trophy in as many seasons.

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"It was such a contrast for us the second half," he said. "We looked nervous in the first half, the buildup wasnt great and we spoke about belief and faith at half time. I was blown away in the second half the way they attacked the game, technically, tactically. Physically we stepped up a number of levels.

"The half time message was nothing too scientific, more around sticking to what we do and making that better, a little bit about belief. Steph [Houghton, captain] mentioned it a lot this week.

"It's different when you've suffered against Chelsea [in previous meetings]. It gives us more than winning the trophy, it gives confidence for the remainder of the season. Our objectives are clear