Claire Rafferty: 'I’m loving life at West Ham'

Rafferty left Chelsea after more than a decade at the club to join West Ham in June.

The move saw her reunited with former Boston Breakers and Liverpool manager Matt Beard.

The England international admits that linking up with Beard made a big difference to her decision:

"It was a tough decision to leave Chelsea, I was there for 11 seasons, but really in my heart I had to make a personal decision," Rafferty told 'Sky Sports.'

"I wasn't playing as much [as I would have liked] and Matt Beard, who is a great manager with a great pedigree, got in touch with me."

"It wasn't a hard decision for me knowing that he could draw in the players that he has done. He's great, he's a family man and he's a good guy with a good pedigree, coming over from Boston after winning two league titles with Liverpool."

"He's attracted some great players and every day going into training is good fun, the girls are great and I'm loving every minute of it."