Winger Blakstad, who signed for City on a two-and-a-half-year deal in January 2022, spent the second half of the last campaign with Swedish outfit BK Hacken after finding her game time limited under Gareth Taylor.
But our No.41 returned this term with fresh impetus to contribute as City push for the WSL title.
“My main target is to improve and develop,” said the 22-year-old.
“Every day it’s going into training, and it’s a goal to get more game time.
“I have to work hard and see what I need to improve on, in the gym, on the pitch – physically and mentally there’s a lot of things I can work on every day and that’s probably my main focus.
“There’s no big [international] tournament this summer so I can focus on the club and hopefully contribute to winning trophies and titles.”
2023 brought with it ‘a lot of experiences’ according to the likeable Blakstad.
As well as spells in England with City and Sweden with Hacken, she also took part in the Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
She helped Norway progress out of Group A in second place alongside Switzerland before falling to Yui Hasegawa’s Japan 3-1 in the Round of 16.
There was frustration at the exit but Blakstad admitted it was a dream realised to take part in the global tournament.
“A year with a lot of experiences,” she added.
“I obviously went on loan for two months which was really good for me because I didn’t play too much here in January, February.
“It was great to get game time before the World Cup. It was obviously a great experience being a part of the World Cup.
“It’s a goal I’ve had since I was maybe five-years-old. Even though it wasn’t maybe what we expected or were hoping for, but I think we still have to appreciate that experience and it will be something I’ll look back on and be proud of.
“I think with the growth of the women’s game from the EUROs, a lot has changed - there’s a lot of focus and it’s so cool to see people in and around football are affected by it and it just keeps growing.”
