Nicky Law has thanked City for making him a better player as he waited to find out if he can stay for Christmas.

The Sheffield United midfielder's second month was up after Saturday's 1-1 draw in his home town Chesterfield.

He wants to prolong his loan to take in the busy holiday schedule but City fear the Blades may take the teenager back.

Stuart McCall got Bryan Robson to agree to extend Law's initial one-month deal and he is pressing the former City chief for another favour.

McCall said: "I've put calls in and we're trying to sort something out. I know Sheffield United haven't got a reserve game until January 9 so unless Bryan's going to put him in the first-team squad, which he may do, then it would be nice to have Nicky for another month."

Law is keeping his fingers crossed that McCall will succeed.

He said: "I've heard Sheffield United do want to bring me back but I don't know what for. You don't want to go back just for training if there are another five games I can play here.

"I'd rather be playing here than going back and doing nothing. I've enjoyed it with Bradford and it's been good for me.

"One of the main reasons I came out on loan was to work more on the defensive-side of my game. This is probably the best league to do that in.

"Hopefully Sheffield United will get back a more all-round player who can go forward but also defend better as well."

City had to slog through atrocious conditions to fight back and claim a second away draw in a week thanks to a sensational second-half strike from Kyle Nix.

Referee Anthony Taylor passed the pitch playable after a pre-match inspection but torrential rain through the game made the surface even worse.

Law admitted: "They were very hard conditions to start with and got harder as it went on. You would run with the ball, then it hits a puddle and just stuck there under your feet.

"We stepped it up in the second half, which we needed to do, and really took it to them. It was a great goal from Nixy and I thought we might have gone on and won from there."

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