Leinster's Johnny Sexton is back and hungry to shore up his credentials by conquering Europe again.
The fly-half believes the levels of scrutiny of his game have gone to "a new level".
But, as he prepares to play for Leinster today for the first time in 2019, he insists the extra pressure of being World Player of the Year hasn't affected him.
“It’s people’s opinion," said the 33-year-old.
"I'd much rather win a trophy because you guys can’t sit there and say, ‘Leinster haven’t won four stars, four European Cups'.
“But we have and you can’t take that away. But you can argue about whether someone is playing well or someone is not playing well.
“You can all have your opinions about that but you can’t take away trophies and that's why I love being here and trying to win competitions, because that doesn’t get taken away from you".
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