Leanne Kiernan: 'Sometimes you have to take a step back to maybe take two steps forward'

Republic of Ireland's Leanne Kiernan. Picture: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Leanne Kiernan feels her international ambitions are not hindered by dropping down a division to join Liverpool.

The Cavan native was Ireland’s first-choice striker under previous manager Colin Bell, earning a move to West Ham United from Shelbourne, but has been a peripheral figure in Vera Pauw’s reign.