The England Lionesses striker officially joined the Club in July 2019 and linked up after a summer where she emerged as one of the stand out players at the 2019 Women’s World Cup, helping the national side reach the semi-finals and finishing as joint-top scorer with six goals.
Despite the frustration of suffering an injury which ruled her out of the first few months of the 2019/20 campaign, White made a big impact in her first season at City.
By the time the campaign was halted by the COVID-19 pandemic, she had scored nine goals from just 18 appearances.
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And, reflecting back on her first 12 months in a sky blue shirt, White described being a part of the Club as ‘a real privilege.’
“Yes, it has been great,” White said. “I knew a lot of the players anyway and it has been really nice to get to know all my other teammates too.
“The squad is drawn from players all round the world and it has been really nice to get to know them.
“However, nobody told me it rained as much!
“That was the first thing that got me as I had to buy a rain jacket. But in lockdown the weather was lovely, so I have swung around.
“I did say to Steph (Houghton) you could have warned me it rained!
“But, seriously, to be part of Manchester City is a real privilege and it has been great so far.
“I hope people can see how much passion I have for the game and how much I love playing for City and if I contribute in any way to the team, that’s my main priority.
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“I’ve really enjoyed it so far and if I can contribute either by scoring goals or in any other way then that is amazing.”
The enforced period of lockdown was an unprecedented experience for everyone with the FA Women’s Super League season eventually being curtailed in May.
White and her colleagues last played in late February and returned for pre-season training earlier this month ahead of the 2020/21 campaign under the guidance of new manager Gareth Taylor.
And the striker said the time away from football had helped her to appreciate the smaller things in life even more.
“I think more so than anything for me it has been about chatting more to family and friends and checking in a bit more,” White continued.
“That has been a big one. You don’t realise how much you appreciate going out and seeing your loved ones and friends and catching up with them.
“That’s one thing that will hopefully remain – the communication and chatting that will carry over.
“My career and life have been surrounded by football and, as much as I do love it, there is so much more to life that maybe I haven’t seen before.”
