Chelsea manager Emma Hayes is happy her side are still hunting down Manchester United at this point in the WSL campaign.

"I like this position, I like putting pressure on others. I don't mind being there (top) but this is fun for me," Hayes said.

"We have always been chasing this whole year, always been a game or two behind. It's nice to finally close the gap and now it's about putting Man United under pressure because we're not in the driving seat, we're still in second.

"We have had to find ways to win without being scintillating, but I think our confidence is really high right now. We're in the best place we've probably been in all season."

The two sides face each other in this weekend's sold-out FA Cup final at Wembley and Hayes added her preparations for the game are already sorted.

She said: "I know what I want to do for Sunday. I know exactly how we want to play, I'm happy with the whole team, the team are playing well."