The Swede joined the Blues with a glittering coaching CV, most recently taking Denmark to that summer’s European Championships in Switzerland.
He joined a City side looking to bounce back after a frustrating fourth-place finish in the WSL the season prior, and more than delivered in his first campaign in English football.
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Fast forward 12 months and Jeglertz has secured our most successful season to date, claiming the WSL title and FA Cup in his first year in charge, alongside being named WSL Manager of the Season.
He’s the first Head Coach in WSL history to win three successive Manager of the Month awards, and only the second to claim the title in his debut season.
The Blues had never before won a league and FA Cup double in our professional history, but the Swede’s brand of free-flowing, adaptable and direct football more than delivered.
City were edged out on the opening day of the season at reigning champions Chelsea but responded with a 13-match winning run in the WSL, the longest from a manager in their debut season in the division’s history and just one shy of the league’s record.
Spanning from September to February, the Blues ruthlessly dispatched both Manchester United and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium during that time and also got the better of Arsenal in a gripping clash at the Joie Stadium in October 2025.
City’s dominance in our 3-0 win over Manchester United was underlined by the fact that the visitors failed to register a single shot on target all game, while they also conceded three times in the first half for only the third time in 133 WSL matches.
Against Chelsea, Kerolin took centre stage by becoming the first player in WSL history to score a hat-trick against the reigning champions, as the Blues ran out 5-1 winners.
The visitors had gone unbeaten in their last 19 away league matches before their Etihad visit – a run stretching back almost two years – but were simply blown away by Jeglertz’s side.
We eventually sealed the title with a game to spare after Arsenal’s failure to beat Brighton on Wednesday 6 May, with victory over West Ham on the final day equalling our best-ever WSL points haul.
City ended with the best attacking record in the division, finding the net 62 times in 22 matches, while only Arsenal conceded fewer than our final haul of 19 at the other end.
But alongside that beautiful football was a determination to grind out results.
We grabbed more goals in the final ten minutes of matches than any other side in England, 12 of which came after the 85th minute, and also only conceded twice in all competitions in the final five minutes of matches.
City became masters at seeing out important results or snatching late wins when it truly mattered.
It was a similar story in the FA Cup, with the Blues only conceding twice en route to the final in a dramatic 3-2 win at Chelsea.
Just four days after being confirmed as WSL champions, City mounted a remarkable late comeback to force extra time having been 2-0 down in the 86th minute, before completing the turnaround in extra time.
A 4-0 win over Brighton in the final – our first Wembley appearance since 2022’s showpiece – then set the seal on a truly remarkable campaign for both Jeglertz and the Blues.
It’s been a truly special time under the Swede’s guidance so far...
