'Take her off at your peril' - Gareth Taylor nearly subbed Ellen White off before Birmingham winner
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukGoalscorer supreme Ellen White struck a last-gasp winner to lift Manchester City past Birmingham - but was nearly subbed off just before.
Gareth Taylor's side were made to come from behind twice to seal a hard-earned three points in the West Midlands and the Lionesses record goalscorer got the crucial winning touch.
It seems that Taylor was at one point tempted to withdraw White but was glad he held his nerve in the end. "She’s fantastic at that and there are times when she’s not looking like she’s going to score in a game, and you sometimes take her off at your peril," said Taylor. "That was in my mind, really – do I put Bunny [Shaw] straight down the middle – but the fact is we’re low on bodies and we had to look after (Hayley) Raso,
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