Charles (centre) won the Continental Tyres League Cup with Chelsea in March and the Community Shield in AugustOnce described as childhood club Liverpool's "secret weapon", Niamh Charles is now being tipped to become a "huge player for England" and is hungry for more success with Chelsea. She will hope to feature in the second leg of Chelsea's Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich on Sunday (12:30 BST), with Emma Hayes' side trailing 2-1. "I would speak regularly with [former Liverpool manager] Scott Rogers about the young players and he used to call Niamh his 'secret weapon'". She featured regularly as a winger or attacking midfielder while at Liverpool but Charles has impressed as a right-back at Chelsea. Charles impressed in the Champions League quarter-final victory over WolfsburgJepson says Charles has "stepped up another gear" since joining Chelsea.

Source: BBC April 30, 2021 05:48 UTC