The American has netted five goals since joining from DC United, helping the Bairns go on a four-game winning run ahead of Sunday’s trip to face Hearts.

The 22-year-old said: “It’s a little different just because the games matter a bit more here than they did back in the MLS, just because of the promotion/relegation and how much the fans care about results. So the intensity of the games is much higher, you’re not finding easy games.

“For me, it’s the best thing in the world to play under this type of pressure. It just gives me a purpose, it gives me that fuel.

“I love that aspect of it. I love that the way that our group goes on the field and performs matters to people. That’s the most special thing about what we get to do and it drives us on the hard days when we have to come to training, when we’re tired, when we’re sore.

"We’re playing for something more than ourselves, that pushes you forward.

“Like after the Celtic match, when all the fans stayed in their seats, celebrated the win with us after, that wasn’t just a win for us as a team, but for the full club, for the fans, for the community. It was a really great moment for everybody.”

Murrell was among 17 summer signings but manager John McGlynn has quickly fashioned the group into an effective team.

“The people have been really good to me,” he said. “Falkirk in general has been really good to me. The club, the team-mates, but then the fans as well have been really good.

“There’s a bit of learning curve the first month to get up to speed and get all the stuff sorted with a car, an apartment and a bank account. All the stuff that you don’t see behind the scenes.

“Little stuff that’s different, like when I went to the grocery store, I couldn’t find eggs. Back home, they’re only in the fridge. They’re on the shelf here.

“But I’ve got into a really good rhythm with a couple of team-mates going to the gym after training and just getting into good habits where we’re cooking our own food and eating well.

“Just feeling full of confidence that we’re putting in the work and we’re going to reap the benefits of it.”