Jessica Park Enjoying 바카라�Incredible바카라� Spell With Title-Chasing Manchester City

Jess Park admits it has been an 바카라�incredible바카라� last few weeks having seized the opportunity she was waiting for. (More Football News)

With Jill Roord sidelined after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury in January, Park, on loan at Everton last term, came into the Manchester City midfield for her first Women바카라�s Super League start this season when champions Chelsea visited the Joie Stadium in February.

The 22-year-old promptly set up the early Khadija Shaw finish that proved the only goal in that contest and has since scored three times and provided three assists across four further WSL victories for title-chasing City last month, including a 3-1 Etihad Stadium triumph over Manchester United in which she notched a brace and teed up Shaw once again.

Park, the Barclays Player of the Month for March, also earlier this month returned to the England starting line-up for the first time in more than a year.

바카라�It바카라�s been incredible,바카라� she told the PA news agency.

바카라�It바카라�s kind of hard to put it into words and I still think I바카라�m reflecting on it but trying to look forward as well. We바카라�re in an important position so I need to keep looking at the next game, but I am very happy with how it바카라�s gone.

바카라�I바카라�ve been working really hard since being back from Everton (for whom she registered five goals and five assists in 22 appearances). I feel like I got a lot of confidence from last season and I바카라�ve just been waiting for that moment to make an impact and it came and I바카라�ve been able to keep that going.바카라�

Park, whose City debut came aged 16 back in 2017, added: 바카라�Last year to start in games against every team, it was experience I needed.

바카라�I바카라�d trained really hard for however many years with City and I just needed that exposure to the playing time, and I think that really helped me coming back this season, knowing that when I get that opportunity I바카라�m ready to play.

바카라�I always had that drive to play and you think 바카라�is it going to come바카라�, but I think I바카라�m a patient person and I바카라�ll work hard no matter what.

바카라�We (Park and City boss Gareth Taylor) have a lot of conversations, what I can work on, get better at, and putting the little pieces together, and that gave me a lot of trust in him, and it felt like he trusted me.

바카라�So I always felt like it would come at some point, I just needed to keep being patient and doing the things he바카라�s telling me to.바카라�

Brough-born Park 바카라� who says her current central role 바카라�feels a lot more natural바카라� having played it growing up before being utilised on the wing 바카라� was a City fan as a child.

And she described the recent derby as an 바카라�incredible moment바카라� adding: 바카라�I바카라�d never played at the Etihad before so I was really looking forward to it, really excited and nervous 바카라� but as soon as the whistle went, I knew what I was doing and we knew as a team.

바카라�We all played fantastic. I바카라�d been working so hard at the end product bit and it just kind of all came together in that game.바카라�

Of her watching parents, she said: 바카라�They were really proud, they always believe in me and were just happy I got the moment to show other people what they바카라�ve seen in me the whole time.바카라�

Park has emerged as a key player in a City side who have won each of their last 12 WSL games and are behind leaders Chelsea on goal difference ahead of Sunday바카라�s home clash with West Ham, one of four remaining games.

바카라�As a team we바카라�re just all really focused on what we want to do,바카라� Park said.

바카라�We have the goal and all we can do is control what we can and we바카라�ll work hard at that every game, step by step. As long as we keep doing what we do well, anything could happen.바카라�