FA Cup final goalscorer Bunny Shaw was feeling all sorts of emotions just moments before City lifted the Adobe Women's FA Cup
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Manchester City’s top goalscorer, Bunny Shaw, was never going to have a quiet afternoon in the Adobe Women’s FA Cup Final after the blistering season she’s had in blue.
Our Jamaican international ended the Women’s Super League season with an impressive 21 goals, and her double in the previous round of the FA Cup was what helped City book their spot at Wembley against a Brighton side who halted their progress to lifting the league title earlier this year.
After a jittery start from City, who were being pinned back and forced to defend by the Seagulls, who failed to capitalise on their bright start, we struck first through the ever-reliable head of Shaw, who beat Chiamaka Nnadozie in the air.
Shaw created national headlines earlier this week when she announced to the public that her time with City was being extended, much to the surprise and delight of so many City fans who attended the club’s end-of-season celebrations.
“It’s been a crazy few weeks with a lot of emotions, from not knowing where I would be to signing a contract and now being here, winning the FA Cup.
“The last time I was here I actually lost, so I wanted to correct that today, and we actually did it.”
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Shaw was, as she always is, a constant threat to the Brighton backline and Nnadozie’s goal, which will have come as no surprise to the Seagulls following her three consecutive WSL Golden Boot awards.
The number nine has put in an incredible amount of effort on and off the pitch to become the most dangerous and lethal striker in the whole of England, which is why she is such a threat from so many areas.
“As the ball was coming across, she shouted ‘keeper’s’ very early, so I just thought I’m going to go for it, try not to make contact with her.
“So I just focused on the ball, and then whatever happens, happens and then I turned around and saw the ball go in, so I turned around to celebrate.”
Shaw hasn’t become our all-time top goalscorer by sheer luck or chance; our fearless forward has put in hours of training and dedication to strike this much fear into opponents, and is now capable of outjumping goalkeepers on the biggest stage in English football.
Speaking to former City striker Ellen White, Shaw openly admitted that it is not always smiles and good times for the Jamaican, who can be her biggest critic, even when people are not watching, she added.
“I’m hard on myself, and sometimes the girls say I’m too hard on myself.
That’s even in training sometimes because you’re trying to correct the mistakes, but they just keep on happening. I’m always watching back my clips to see where I can be better.”