The 2024-25 season was a disappointing one for Manchester City – they finished fourth and missed out on a place in the Champions League.
But their failure to qualify for Europe might prove a blessing in disguise.
City are on a 10-game winning streak and thriving under Jeglertz, who has reignited the club’s title ambitions and introduced an energetic, high-pressing brand of football since arriving in July.
“They’ve just gone about their business quietly and grown in confidence, and I think if you’re six points clear at the end of Christmas then you’d be looking forward to that break and to go again in January,” ex-England defender Lindsay Johnson told BBC Radio 5 Live.
“They’re showing they’ve got what it takes to go and win this league and take it from Chelsea possibly. Their quality is hard to deal with.”
But Jeglertz is not getting carried away.
“We can’t take anything for granted. What we have done, nobody will take that away from us but it’s in spring that everything will be determined,” he said on 5 Live.
City’s tally of 30 points from their opening 11 games has only been bettered once in the last eight WSL campaigns, with Chelsea picking up 31 points last season.
The team that have been top after 11 matches has gone on to lift the trophy in six of the last eight seasons.