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New York City's Lampard wants to leave Man City with positive memories

Frank Lampard is determined to continue his productive loan spell with Manchester City before departing for Major League Soccer.

The former Chelsea star is on loan with the English champions from MLS expansion franchise New York City FC until the end of the year.

Lampard, who has missed the past four matches with a thigh strain, has been impressive for City during his short-term spell with some suggesting he could extend into 2015.

The 36-year old admits he is loving his time at the Etihad Stadium but stopped short of stating whether or not his temporary stint will be protracted past the initial expiration date of December 31.

"All I can say is how much I'm enjoying it at City," he told City's official website.

"I'm contracted here until the end of December and my future will be at New York City at some stage.

"All I can do now is go week by week and play as well as I can when I am playing to bring a good contribution.

"I didn't know what to expect before I came here but the move has opened my eyes to a fantastic club with fantastic people behind the scenes and I'm just trying to enjoy every minute.

"It's a great opportunity - not many at 36 get the chance to come and play for a club like City. I love the training, living up here, the people at the club, the staff and the fans.

"When I left Chelsea, I thought I was going to be moving out of the Premier League and that was a different angle. That's all to come still but this is an absolutely brilliant time for me.

"I want to look back on it and say I enjoyed it - but more than that, I want to look back and say I made a bit of a difference in a positive way.

"What I will say is: for every minute I am here, I'll give it everything and we'll see how it goes."

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