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Skinner: Blues will be back and better
Birmingham boss refuses to let cup defeat to City get him down

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BIRMINGHAM manager Marc Skinner said he refuses to be disappointed with Saturday’s 4-1 defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup final, instead using the loss as motivation to drive the team forward.

In what turned out to be a one-sided affair after three first-half goals from City’s Lucy Bronze, Izzy Christiansen and Carli Lloyd put the game beyond doubt.

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