Tottenham attacker Jack Roles appreciated his loan with Cambridge United this season.

The 21-year-old swiftly made an impression in what was his first season in competitive men's football, amassing 25 appearances and five goals before the outbreak of coronavirus brought proceedings at that level to a premature end.

“I just felt like I was opening up to a new world, a different style of the game," he told the club's website. “I felt like I was well prepared going into it and I thought I knew what to expect – I got that knowledge from all the coaches at Spurs, because they prepare us well and let us know what we're going to be in for.

“I've always wanted to score goals and when I scored that first one in the league against Mansfield (September, 2019), it was a massive, massive relief because you go on loan thinking, 'can I do it in the league? Can I do it against experienced professionals?' So when I scored it was great because it showed me that I could compete with those players. To be able to go on and score five goals… I'd set myself a target for double figures, but the season got cut short unfortunately.

“Another thing I learned is that games are always coming thick and fast, so it's important not to dwell on things too much – when it's good, don't get too high and when it's low, don't get too down on yourself because there's always another training session, there's always another game to show what you're about. That's what I've learned. If you haven't played at your best on a Saturday, you've got Monday to try to put it right in training and then you've probably got a game on Tuesday as well, which is an even better place to put it right. You've got to be ready as much as you can to give it your all, all the time."