Shaw goal on Man City return will give her 'a lot of confidence'

Manchester City boss Gareth Taylor said Bunny Shaw's goal against Leicester City in the FA Cup will give her "a lot of confidence".

Shaw, 28, came on as a half-time substitute a week after receiving racial abuse following the4-3 defeat to Arsenal in the Women's Super League.

The abuse led to Shaw withdrawing from City's squad for their 1-0 win over Arsenal in the League Cup on Thursday night.

The Jamaica international took less than 15 minutes to score on her return, heading in Aoba Fujino's cross to put City 3-0 up.

"I think that will give her a lot of confidence," said Taylor.

"She's coming out of a team in a time where you don't really want that to happen, particularly when she's coming back from injury as well."

Shaw has scored 87 times in 100 appearances for City in all competitions since arriving from Bordeaux in the summer of 2021.