Sean Murray admits he doesn’t want this season to end after finding his feet at Colchester United.

The 23-year-old midfielder swapped a League One relegation battle with Swindon Town for a promotion push with the U’s in the fourth tier, after arriving at the Weston Homes Community Stadium in the January transfer window.

Murray has been a regular starter in John McGreal’s starting line-up over recent weeks and was Colchester’s man of the match in their 3-1 defeat at Notts County, last weekend.

The former Watford youngster still believes the U’s can make the play-offs and says he is ready to embrace their final six games of the season.

Murray said: “It feels like I had quite a late start to the season, having come to Colchester in the transfer window.

“I don’t want it to end at the moment and hopefully, we can keep it going longer.

“I feel like part of the team and I’ve been getting stronger.

“I think the most important thing is that I’m enjoying my football and taking every game as it comes.

“I’m glad I made the move when I did and football is limited.

“I’ve been playing every game after my suspension and feeling better each week, so I’m very happy.”

Murray played in a more defensive midfield role at Notts County and says he enjoyed playing in a more withdrawn role, at Meadow Lane.

He said: “I’m also learning the new positions quite well because it’s obviously changed a bit compared to when I first started playing higher up the pitch.

“Now I’m playing deeper and it’s a case of learning with every game.

“I’ve played number ten quite a lot and also deeper in midfield.

“I played there when I was at Wigan for a bit too; I enjoy playing higher up the pitch because it means that I can score goals but I also like the defensive side and trying to help the team keep a clean sheet and helping the centre-backs.”

Colchester lie five points adrift of the play-off places ahead of their home game against fourth-placed Stevenage this weekend.

Murray says he is not setting a wins target and says it is imperative the U’s take each game in isolation.

He added: “I think with how tight the league is, we just need to win every game now, because you never know what the other teams are going to do.

“Let’s focus on our job and win the game and then we don’t have to worry about anyone else.

“There’s a very high intensity in League Two and it’s more physical than say, the Championship.

“Some of the teams that we’ve played against have been really good and there are some teams that just know how to win games with experienced players who know how to win football matches.

“We’ve had our injury problems but it just shows how good the squad and how hard everyone works if they’re not playing, because they know that they could be playing in the next game.”