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Emma Sanders

BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

Liverpool manager Gareth Taylor says he "stayed true to his role" when dealing with disagreements with England forward Chloe Kelly in his previous job.

Taylor, who joined Liverpool in August, spent five years at Manchester City where he managed Kelly before her dramatic move to Arsenal, originally on loan in January.

Kelly pushed for a move away from the club, referencing "negative behaviour" towards her and saying she "wanted to be happy again" in a social media post, and later criticised City for attempting to "assassinate her character" on transfer deadline day.

She went on to win the Women's Champions League with Arsenal in May before scoring the winning penalty as England beat Spain in a shootout in July's Euro 2025 final.

Taylor says there are "always things you will look at" when asked if he would do anything differently now, but insists both parties have "moved on".

Reflecting on the situation, he told BBC Sport: "You understand as a head coach that you are not going to make everyone happy in your team.

For me, it felt like through all of that time, I was true to my role."

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Taylor now takes on a fresh opportunity at Liverpool, who finished seventh in the Women's Super League last season.

There is work to do, he acknowledges, having taken a few months to get his appointment over the line because of contractual issues from his previous post at City.

During that time, Liverpool's star player Olivia Smith was sold to Arsenal for a world record £1m fee, joining vice-captain Taylor Hinds, who ended her five-year stint with the Reds.

"Those players go with our best wishes.

You never want to retain a player that probably has her eye on a move and we understand that completely," said Taylor.

"There is work to do, for sure.

The club is top class in that sense."

Liverpool are rebuilding to try to close the gap between themselves and the WSL's top four.

"The challenges here will be different to any other club.

"There is always an expectation.

Players need to make errors while doing it to see progression," said Taylor.

"It's adapting so players don't feel it is completely different to what they were doing previously.
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