NewsGareth Taylor column: 'Wembley visit would be just reward for fans and everyone at LFC'
I was proud of the players last Sunday at Manchester City. They gave it everything and we went toe to toe with the Barclays Women's Super League champions.
No quarter was given and I thought we had probably the marginal share of the first half and then started the second half a little bit on the back foot.
But once we reiterated our purpose and the way we wanted to play, we started to step up in that second half and created some really good chances of our own. We were just really disappointed losing that late on to a set-play.
I didn't want to take Ceri Holland off the pitch but she had really bad cramp – the same with Aurélie Csillag, who was really struggling with it.
Although to lose to a goal like that was frustrating, I have to say Jennifer Falk has been first class since she came here.
Everybody is aware of what I think about her and how highly I regard her. This is what happens with goalkeepers and it can happen.
We should have defended it better before the free header came in. But Jennifer will grow from that and she doesn't worry about those things and she resets very quickly and we will all support her with that.
But overall, there is lots to be proud of and lots to take heart from, because we came up against a very good opponent and, apart from a couple of very good saves from Jennifer, we restricted them to very little.
On Sunday we face Brighton & Hove Albion in the Adobe Women's FA Cup semi-finals at St Helens Stadium.
We know Brighton are a tough challenge. They have had some really good results recently and both our games against them this season have been draws.
In the WSL game at St Helens, we really had that game in the bag and then conceded in stoppage time, which was frustrating.
This is a really good opportunity for us to really give our fantastic supporters something to hold onto. I really think a Wembley visit would be just reward for everyone at the club and all of our supporters.
We've been through a lot together this season and you can suffer at times, but we have home advantage and we know our supporters will be with us.
We want to reward them and make them proud and get to a Wembley cup final, which would be amazing. So, we'll keep the players fresh this week and get ready for that final push.
Thank you, as always, for your continued support.
YNWA,
Gareth
Gareth Taylor was speaking to Liverpoolfc.com's Steve Hunter