Stanway: I don’t want to be seen as versatile

Georgia Stanway is delighted to be showing the world what she is capable of by finally getting a run of games in central midfield after months of positional changes at Manchester City.

The 23-year old has played all over the pitch as injuries took a toll on team-mates earlier this season but five goals since moving to a central role in November has helped earn both individual accolades and helped boost form for her club too.

I’ll be honest with you about versatility, going forward that isn’t something I want to be,” Stanway exclusively told Sky Sports News.

“I want to be able to master a position, I want to be able to get better at that, more confident at that. So going forward that is a priority for me but I do understand that when worst comes to worst I will happily jog backwards.”

Stanway played as a full-back for the first few months of the season as City struggled with form and fitness issues, dropping as low as ninth in the WSL at one stage.

The England international was even selected as the back-up goalkeeper against Aston Villa in November, something she still finds amusing.

“They did print a shirt though, I think the kitwoman kept it just in case of emergencies,” she said.