Arsenal Champions Cup win shows off 'special' WSL - Jeglertz

Manchester City boss Andree Jeglertz says Arsenal's victory in Fifa's inaugural Champions Cup last weekend shows how "special" the Women's Super League is at the moment.

Just hours after City beat Chelsea to go 11 points clear at the top of the WSL, Arsenal saw off Brazilian side Corinthians in extra time to take the trophy at Emirates Stadium and arguably lay claim to the title of best club side in world football.

However, if City beat Arsenal on Sunday (12:00 GMT), they will be 16 points ahead of Renee Slegers' side in the domestic league.

"Congratulations to them - of course they should claim that [best in the world]," said Jeglertz when asked about the victory.

"It is a great achievement for them, but also for our league. It shows [the WSL] is on a special level that they are there, but there are a couple of teams ahead of them at the moment.

"There are a lot of things I admire about [Arsenal]. They are a benchmark and we can learn a lot from what they are doing."

City's 5-1 victory over Chelsea means they have scored 10 goals more than any other team and also have the league's second stingiest defence with just 12 conceded. Only Arsenal have conceded fewer - just 10 goals in 13 games.

Jeglertz said his players take pride in being excellent at both ends of the field.

"We celebrate our defending and in attack it has been very important to have different goalscorers, not just Bunny [Khadija] Shaw and Kerolin," he said.

"This team like to spend time together on and off the field and it makes them really believe in one another. They are willing to give everything for each other.

"They have showed so many times that they can make decisions on the field and it is not us telling them what to do from the sidelines. They have come very far in that."