Gareth Taylor said that Manchester City captain Alex Greenwood will be assessed after being stretchered off in their Women's Champions League win over St Polten. 

Greenwood was replaced in the 32nd minute by Laia Aleixandri after a heavy collision with Melanie Brunnthaler, and was taken off on a stretcher at the Joie Stadium. 

The England international's injury overshadowed the Citizens' 2-0 victory on Thursday which saw 18-year-old Lily Murphy mark her senior debut by scoring the opening goal. 

City's triumph saw them maintain their perfect record in the competition, although Barcelona's victory over Hammarby means they are not yet assured of top spot in Group D. 

"I was really pleased to get the job done. There is no secret we are a little bit low on players and personnel," Taylor began. 

"Losing Alex [Greenwood] midway through the game was difficult for us to adapt to. I felt we were a bit impatient in the first half.

"We increased our tempo, I always felt we would score."

Taylor was also able to provide an update on Khadija Shaw, with the striker ruled out of Thursday's win after picking up an issue in a training session. 

The Jamaican, City’s leading scorer with 14 goals in as many matches this season, is unlikely to feature against either Everton or Barcelona before the Christmas break.

Taylor also went into further detail on the next steps taken with Greenwood, with the duo's absence only adding to the Citizens' recent injury woes. 

"Not at this stage. I turned away because I was frustrated we lost the ball. We will just have to assess, like with all the many other injuries we have got," Taylor said on Greenwood.

"We have two games to get through, we will check in on Alex, but it takes a lot for Alex to come off. Huge loss. We seem to be losing big players.

"Miedema, Lauren Hemp, Layzell, Bunny Shaw. If it's Alex, it is going to make it really difficult for us. The girls are good in that sense."

Taylor added on Shaw: "I’m not too sure, we’ve had multiple scans on the area that she has an issue with, we’ll have to wait and find out.  

"I don’t think we’ll see her until the new year, which is a shame for us because she was in a really good vein of form.

"Hopefully now, once we get this break, we have a little bit of time and don’t miss these players for too long."