to the season. On 14 March 2018, he won his first major trophy with Arsenal by beating Manchester City 1–0 to win the FA Women's League Cup. On 15 May 2018, he led Arsenal to the Women's FA Cup final in front of a record attendance of 45,423 at Wembley Stadium, in which they lost 3–1 to Chelsea. In August 2018, in his first full preseason in charge of Arsenal Women, the team were crowned champions of the Toulouse International Ladies Cup, beating UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-finalists Montpellier and holding Paris Saint Germain to a 2–2 draw. In the 2018–19 season, Arsenal became the first FA WSL team to win 9 games straight, amassing 42 goals and conceding 5. The winning streak came to an end when an injury stricken squad lost away to Manchester City. The attacking style and fluidity of possession instilled by Montemurro won many accolades. On 7 February 2019, the team reached its second consecutive Continental Cup League final, beating Manchester United 2–1 at Meadow Park. After a scoreless draw in the final at Sheffield's Bramall Lane, the team was defeated 4–2 in a penalty shoot out against Manchester City. In the same month, Montemurro was nominated for Manager of the Year at the London Football Awards, alongside Maurizio Sarri and Mauricio Pochettino; he was the first coach from the WSL to be nominated for the Awards. On 31 March, Arsenal qualified for the UEFA Women's Champions League after a five year absence, with a 1–0 win over Birmingham City. In front of a record WSL crowd against Brighton & Hove Albion at the Falmer Stadium, goals from Vivianne Miedema, Katie McCabe, Beth Mead and Daniëlle van de Donk, secured the WSL title with a round in advance; it was Arsenal's first title since 2012. The season was also capped off with Montemurro winning the WSL League Managers Association (LMA) Coach of the Year. In July 2019, Montemurro was nominated as FIFA World Women's Coach of the year. The 2019–20 season saw Arsenal continue in the same fashion as the previous season, having qualified for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League. The team was also part of a record-breaking WSL attendance, when 38,200 spectators came to watch the first ever North London Derby at Tottenham Stadium; Arsenal won the match 2–0. Another record was broken on 1 December 2019, when they beat Bristol 11–1