Georgia Stanway is still young in years herself, but she is already an inspiration to aspiring young footballers in Barrow, with many of them attending a special session on her return to her hometown.

The PFA Women's Young Player of the Year made a special visit to Pulse Soccer as part of the #SameGoals initiative is being run by her club side, Manchester City.

The aim of the initiative, which is run worldwide, is to encourage more young girls to get involved with football, and this week, City held four football clinics in the hometowns of four of their players.

The success of the clinic in Barrow went beyond what representatives at the club expected, with around 120 children aged 10-14 attending, meaning they had to open up an extra pitch at Pulse to fit them all in.

Stanway said: "It's unbelievable. I think for me personally, coming from such a small town, I owe a lot to my community and I owe a lot to the people that kind of inspired me to play football and sacrificed a lot in order for me to be here.

"It's important that I come back and inspire the next generation because it's important for this town to have a role model - I wouldn't class myself as one, but the turnout has kind of surprised me.

"It shows how many people follow the game and follow me, and it's definitely made me want to do it again."

England international Stanway, 21, hosted a series of clinics, as the huge numbers that showed up had to be split into groups, before a lengthy signing session, in which she kept her smile throughout.

"I owe a lot to this town and to this community because they sacrificed a lot in order for me to achieve my goal," Stanway said.

"Facilities like this are unbelievable and they're open for girls, boys and open age. You can see that anyone can come and enjoy them and I think it's massive.

"Barrow is a huge part of me - it's where I come from. Everyone laughs when I say I'm from Barrow, but that's just me, I absolutely love it and I wouldn't change it for the world."