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Brandon Barker has returned to Manchester City after his loan spell at Rotherham failed to work out.

The exciting 19-year-old winger had an explosive start to his time with the Millers, scoring the Championship goal of the week on his debut, in a 5-2 defeat by Ipswich.

But since then he has played just 19 minutes as a substitute as Rotherham have been in the midst of a relegation battle.

The termination of the loan agreement appears to have been by mutual consent, with City not content that the player was getting enough minutes, and Rotherham not finding a space for him in the team.

The good news for the elite development squad is that he will now be available for them.

Barker was a wanted man in the summer, when he toured Australia and Vietnam with the first-team squad, with Leeds heading up the chase.

But City resisted advances and he became a frequent trainer with the seniors, culminating in six non-playing appearances on the subs' bench.

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Barker made it plain he wanted a piece of the action, and the Blues fixed up the loan to Rotherham.

He began well enough, curling in a trademark goal and earning the praise of Millers boss Neil Redfearn, who said: “What we need to do, whatever system we play, is free him up and get him running at the opposition.

"Once he starts going past people, he will start creating chances. He can finish. He has been a regular goalscorer for Manchester City U-21s.”

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