Swedish forward is in form and enjoying life at the goal-happy Blues before a crucial run for the club on two fronts, starting with a visit to Liverpool on Sunday

When Millie Bright’s diagonal ball floated towards the far post, Johanna Rytting Kaneryd was ready and waiting, right place, right time, to send a sumptuous volley past the Tottenham goalkeeper Becky Spencer. Chelsea’s third, in a thrilling 5-2 defeat of Spurs, was the Women’s Super League’s goal of the month for October.

“A few months ago, that wouldn’t have been as normal for me as it is now,” says Rytting Kaneryd, sitting by Chelsea’s indoor 3G pitch before they travel north to play Liverpool on Sunday. “That’s something I can add to my game: to be more direct, be in the right space at the right moment, and be at the back post more. The coaches have been very clear with me that this is an area I can work on.”