Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw praised for focus after goal sets up Double glory

• Striker was going to leave club before U-turn

• ‘I’m very impressed how she handled that’

The Manchester City head coach, Andrée Jeglertz, heaped praise on his side’s prolific striker Khadija Shaw for not allowing speculation about her future to hinder her performances, after she continued her fine ­goalscoring form with the opening goal at Wembley to help her side complete the Double by lifting the Women’s FA Cup.

The Jamaica striker, who signed a https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/25/khadija-shaw-makes-surprise-u-turn-and-opts-to-stay-at-manchester-city">four-year contract on Monday after previously being set to leave City this summer, has scored relentlessly in recent weeks, including the winning goal in their Cup quarter-final in April as well as the https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/may/10/chelsea-manchester-city-womens-fa-cup-semi-final-match-report">winner in their semi-final at Chelsea in May, before nodding in from an Alex Greenwood cross for the first goal in Sunday’s 4-0 victory over Brighton.