City know there is a long way to go. It is only five games into the WSL season and they have another four matches to play in the league phase in Europe.
Several players including Vivianne Miedema, Sydney Lohmann, Rebecca Knaak and Risa Shimizu are recovering from injury, while Sam Coffey picked up a knock in their crucial victory over Arsenal on Sunday.
But they have already showed their squad depth is good enough and they have resilience which will be needed later down the line.
Of their 16 goals scored in the WSL this season, 10 have come in the second half, including three in stoppage time.
Key players such as Kerstin Casparij, Khadija Shaw and Yui Hasegawa have all played fewer minutes at this stage than they did last season in the WSL.
USA international Coffey, one of their most crucial midfielders, has featured in every game but has only played 90 minutes once as Jeglertz has rotated effectively.
This was shown on Sunday as vice-captain Casparij came on against Arsenal to give her side the lead in the 63rd minute.
“At half-time I knew I was going to come on so I had a good chunk of time to prepare and get ready to play my game,” said Casparij.
“That’s what Andree does. He’s really clear with us and it allows me to play my game, trust my instinct, trust my gut and play with a lot of freedom.
“We’ve got incredible resilience and mentality within this team. We’ve got incredible players coming off the bench, changing the game.
“That is so important because it’s the whole team that you need, especially in a long season like this. Nothing is won yet but we have to keep up this mentality.”
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