Bentley and Keane reunion looks off

Loan star David Bentley made his mark on his new manager Alex McLeish in the 1-1 with local rivals Aston Villa on Sunday.

Speaking on the club's official website McLeish said: "He was excellent. I thought he had a really good game."

The Blues' manager was concerned over Bentley's lack of recent action and had implied that he would be watching him in the second half to see if he faded, but claimed that the on-loan winger replied: "Don't take me off I've got a chance of playing 90 minutes.

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