Earps can 'feel a massive difference' since leaving Man Utd for PSG

Mary Earps feels she has justified her decision to leave Manchester United for Paris Saint-Germain, insisting she can "feel a massive difference in myself on and off the pitch".

The England goalkeeper swapped the Women's Super League for the Premiere Ligue on a free transfer last July, after five years with the Red Devils.

Earps says she was determined to step out of her comfort zone in order to "push my game to another level".

PSG are second in the Premiere Ligue table, 10 points behind leaders Lyon, while they were eliminated in the second round of the Women's Champions League.

Nevertheless, Earps has registered seven clean sheets in the French top flight, as many as in her final season at United. She has also conceded just 12 goals at an average of 0.71 per game, compared to 32 (1.45 per game) last term.

The 32-year-old acknowledges it was a difficult decision to leave Man Utd, but believes it was the right thing to do.

She told Pitch to Pod: "It was a conscious choice of: 'I want to push myself out of my comfort zone, I want to push my game to another level, I want to learn, I want to be challenged in a different way'.

"I think people probably look at it and think: 'you just packed up your bags and left'. It's just not as simple as that.

"Making that choice to leave is very difficult, especially when I was at United for five years and that was all I ever knew for such a long period of time and enjoyed some fantastic success there.

"It was about what I thought was going to make me a better player, and it was tough. I remember the night before I left, I was really struggling, the few days of packing all my stuff and bringing it all together.

"I am just so glad I was brave enough to do it. I think I can feel a massive difference in myself on and off the pitch. I feel like I'm learning every day, and I'm really enjoying it."

Earps is back on international duty this week, as the Lionesses resume their Nations League campaign with back-to-back games Belgium.

Sarina Wiegman's side are second in Group 3, having accumulated four points from their opening two matches.