Antonio has made two starts and four substitute appearances for Saints

Southampton winger Michail Antonio says he would like to extend his loan from Reading until the end of the season.

The 19-year-old scored his first Saints goal to help Alan Pardew's side into the second round of the FA Cup with a 3-2 win at Bristol Rovers on Friday.

He told BBC Radio Solent: "Every time I have come on I've affected the game and I can see that the manager likes me.

"I'm here until January, if he [Pardew] wants to extend it longer, I'd be happy to stay."

Antonio was rewarded for some impressive performances from the bench with a start in the FA Cup at the Memorial Stadium in place of Papa Waigo.

Previously, his only other start this season was against Torquay in the Johnstone's Paint Trophy in the first week of October.

An initial one-month loan spell was extended until the new year at the start of last week.

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