Everton Ladies head coach Andy Spence says his team are working towards reaching the level of Saturday night’s opponents Manchester City.
The Citizens have enjoyed plenty of success in recent years, lifting the WSL 1 title in 2016 and the FA Women’s Cup back in May, when they beat Birmingham City at Wembley.
The Blue Girls, meanwhile, have recently transitioned into a full-time professional club and brought in seven new players over the summer to continue an evolution that Spence hopes sees them catch up with their rivals.
“We want to be better than Manchester City in the future but we know we are not there right now,” he told evertonfc.