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McLeish admits Bentley already proving class at Birmingham

Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish says on-loan Tottenham winger David Bentley is already proving his value after their FA Cup victory over Coventry City.

Birmingham were 2-0 down after 30 minutes but a Bentley thunderbolt gave the blues fresh impetus to put them on the comeback trail and allowed McLeish to fire his side on to victory in the second period.

He told talkSPORT: "An inspirational goal from David Bentley was the catalyst for us.

"He showed what he can bring to the table with that fantastic strike, it was kind of Drogba like, we know Bentley has hit goals like that in the past."

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