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Ho expects response from 'uncharacteristic' Tottenham at Man City

Emma Sanders

BBC Sport women’s football news reporter

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Manchester City are not distracted by talk of winning the Women's Super League title, says manager Andree Jeglertz.

City have a seven-point lead over defending champions Chelsea with five games remaining in the league.

They have not won the WSL title for a decade and if they were to be successful, it would end Chelsea's six-year stranglehold on the league.

"So far, no distraction I would say. I don't know how much our players are reading. Inside our group we don't speak much about it," said Jeglertz.

"I haven't seen any players being stressed or anything about it. It's pretty calm. This is also what we want. We can't be nervous or stressed by this.

"This is what every day has been fighting for from the first day we got here - to be able to win the league. Now we are in a great position, so it's handling that pressure in a good way. It has to be something that we deal with."

City dropped points on Sunday in a goalless draw with Aston Villa, just the third match they have not won in the WSL this season.

They welcome Tottenham to the Joie Stadium on Saturday (12:00 GMT), before facing rivals Manchester United at Old Trafford on 28 March.

"If you're not present for each game from the first minute, the opponent is too good no matter who you are playing. We have been very good in that," added Jeglertz.

"I think this [against Villa] was the first time we were not at that level. It's going back to whatever we need to do to make sure we win.

"We have to think it's a final for us on Saturday. It's just about Tottenham and nothing else; not the league, just Tottenham."

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