At 21 years old, she’s already an important part of Emma Hayes’ US Women’s National Team. And over the international break, she had a taste of what it feels like to win a trophy.

Along with Blues team-mate Naomi Girma, Thompson took part in the SheBelieves Cup at the beginning of March, an invitational tournament held in the US each year.

With wins over Argentina and Canada already in the bag during their first two games of the competition, Thompson then scored the only goal of the game against Colombia to clinch the title and earned the tournament Most Valuable Player award in the process.

Now back at Cobham, she has shifted her focus back to domestic matters as Chelsea prepare for the Women’s League Cup final against Manchester United on Sunday afternoon. She’s now hungry for more.

‘Winning is always fun and amazing!’ she says. ‘I feel like being here has really prepared me for playing in a final because it’s part of the culture at Chelsea. Coming from the US national team, we have the same culture there, too.

‘I’m looking forward to it. I haven't played in many finals before, so I'm just excited to hopefully win a trophy with Chelsea. The whole team are really excited.

‘If we win the League Cup, it will bring spirits up and give us confidence and trust in each other. We would come together and understand the quality that we have against a really good opponent, and I think that will help us a lot going into the next few games afterwards.’

Thompson has made a big impact since arriving from Los Angeles in the summer. She’s started in 19 of her 21 total appearances across all competitions and has scored eight goals.

She’s raring to go against Man United in Sunday’s final, and feels the win against the Red Devils in the Women’s FA Cup fifth round in Chelsea’s last match can only stand us in good stead when we face them once more. The American thinks it might be a case of who blinks first.

‘We’ve had back-to-back games against Man United, so it’s just a case of playing how we always do and trusting in ourselves and each other,’ continues Thompson. ‘If we do that, I feel like we'll get a good result.

‘I think it can only help us, in terms of knowing how they play and what they're going to do. Maybe they'll change, maybe we'll change. It's going to be exciting to see how both sides react.’