'We will start to see her back to her very best' - Fara Williams welcomes return of Jordan Nobbs to the Lionesses' squad

Jordan Nobbs' high-profile departure from Arsenal was the key to reigniting her stuttering England career, according to Lionesses legend Fara Williams. Nobbs, 30, called time on a glittering 12-year spell with the Gunners to join fellow Women's Super League side Aston Villa last month.

Ad The midfielder was struggling for game time under Jonas Eidevall but catapulted herself back into the spotlight with a brilliant hat-trick in her new side's 6-2 demolition of Brighton last weekend. Football'It's the England captain coming back home' — Lioness legend looks ahead to Williamson's homecoming3 HOURS AGO That propelled her back into Sarina Wiegman's England squad for this month's Arnold Clark Cup fixtures after Chelsea's Fran Kirby was forced to withdraw with a knee injury.

Williams, who racked up a record 172 caps for the Lionesses, is loving seeing Nobbs back to her best and says she still has the tools required to thrive on the international stage. The 39-year-old, speaking ahead of England's opening clash against Korea Republic on Thursday, «Jordan definitely needed a move and could have done with it earlier in my opinion.

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»We've seen that through her long shots and hat-trick against Brighton. «She wants to feel wanted and valued within a team and I think that under Carla Ward at Aston Villa, she will