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Birmingham City have extended the loan of Jesse Lingard from Manchester United.

The attacker will now stay at Blues until December 14.

Lingard's initial month loan was due to be up after Sunday's game at Leeds United.

The news is a big boost to Lee Clark, who had been on Lingard's trail since the summer.

Lingard made a sensational debut for Blues, scoring all four goals in a victory over Sheffield Wednesday.



Clark said: "It's Very positive for us.

“We have got a lot of games in that time.

“There were a lot of clubs in for him before we initially got him, but the impact he has made since he has been here meant that even more clubs became keen.

“But we thank Manchester United and David Moyes for their help on this one and I think they can see that we are hopefully developing the player the right way for them."

Clark admitted that Lingard exceeded his initial expectations.

“Without a doubt.

“For him to hit the ground running like he did and have a debut like that was incredible.

“But his general performances have been very good.

“And what I like about these lads who come from the likes of Manchester United is that it’s not just their footballing ability but their attitude and work ethic.

“It’s a good tool for me to use in terms of the young players we have here at this football club, to show them that to get to these top clubs it’s not just about the ability that you have, it’s the whole package.

“Certainly Jesse is proving another case in point.”