MAN Utd ace Jimmy Davis is enjoying an eventful spell on loan to second division Swindon Town.

The former Redditch schoolboy moved to the County Ground on loan on the eve of the season in a bid for first team football.

First division Sheffield United were also interested but Davis followed Sir Alex Ferguson's advice and opted for the Robins instead where it was felt he stood more chance of first team action.

And the decision paid off with Davis making his league debut as a late substitute in the club's opening day 3-1 win at home to Barsnley.

The forward, who has starred for England at all levels up to his under 20s caps last season, came on at half time in the following Tuesday's 4-2 win at Chesterfield and made his first full league start in Saturday's 0-0 draw with Blackpool.

And with Swindon now out of administration and a surprise feature among the division's early pacesetters the move appears to have paid off.

Swindon manager Andy King told the club's swindontownfc.co.uk website "As for Jimmy Davis, well he's played here and there for us at the moment - but you'll certainly here a lot more about him in the future.

"The most refreshing thing about Jimmy is that he turned up at the club and just wanted to play football.

"There was no talk about money or contracts - he just wanted to play and in the current climate that's really refreshing."

Davis has played one game for United, a Worthington Cup tie against Arsenal last season but has seen his chances limited by the form of players like David Beckham, Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Diego Forlan.