Glenn Murray has spoken about his difficult period training on his own at Watford as he looked for a way out of the club.

The 37-year-old arrived on loan at the start of the season, but struggled to put together a run of appearances, with his final outing coming at the back end of October.

A deal was reached between the Hornets and Murray's parent club, Brighton and Hove Albion, to allow him to end his temporary deal prematurely, in order for him to move elsewhere.

The striker joined Nottingham Forest on transfer deadline day, for whom he scored twice in a 3-0 win over Wycombe Wanderers at the weekend.

Speaking on the BBC's Football Daily podcast, Murray said it was important for him to "keep his dignity" while searching for a new team.

"The hardest thing is trying not to take it home with you," said Murray. "Because obviously, deep down it hurts, there's no doubt about that. At the end of the day, you want to play football, you don't want to train on your own.

Picture: PA

Picture: PA

"You can keep your dignity and be respectful around the club, but deep down it hurts you and unfortunately, you take it home and you maybe take it out on the other people that you love most."

Murray said he was pleased it had happened to him as an older player, rather than one just starting out, where he feels the situation might have got the better of him.

"Unfortunately, it has been part and parcel of it for me and I'm just thankful that I'm older," he said.

"When things like that happen to you when you're younger, it affects you more. As an older person who's been around and seen these things happen to myself and to teammates around me, you know there is an end point, that it won't go on for forever, so you've just got to sort of keep your dignity, keep your head and know you're going to get out of this and it's up to you to do the hard yards on your own."