In April Nick Cushing’s charges were on course for the treble of WSL, FA Cup and Champions League. It was April and optimism at the Etihad Campus, where Cushing’s players share many facilities with Pep Guardiola’s Premier League champions, was high. A slip could permit Joe Montemurro’s players, who travel to Bristol City, to leapfrog into second place and snatch the division’s last Champions League slot. “But we’re still so close to qualifying for the Champions League. First though a Champions League place needs guaranteeing.

Source: The Guardian May 19, 2018 10:52 UTC