‘The first three months were hard, I wasn’t getting on the pitch, but I felt ready to help the team. Then I made a few appearances and started scoring some goals’ James McAtee on the challenge of breaking into the Man City first-team

Manchester City midfielder James McAtee discussed the initial difficulty of integrating into the senior team after returning from loan spells at Sheffield United. He described the first three months as challenging due to a lack of playing time, but felt ready to contribute, eventually earning appearances and starting to score crucial goals.