Sunderland striker Connor Wickham has revealed that he is keen to impress manager Gus Poyet following his return to the club.

The 20-year-old was recently recalled from a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday due to an Achilles injury to Steven Fletcher.

Wickham now wants to seize his chance and establish himself in the first team at the Stadium of Light.

"I've got nothing to lose," he told the Northern Echo. "I've not been playing, so whatever time I get on the pitch I've just got to do what I'm told to do the best I can.

"I'm back from my loan and I've been involved a couple of times so whatever minutes I get on the pitch are about proving to the manager that I should be on from the start.

"The Premier League is better than any league in the world so if I can play here that's my main goal. It's down to the manager whether I'm going to be involved in the games or not. Hopefully if I'm not I can go back out on loan."

Wickham has made two appearances for Sunderland since arriving back at the club at the start of the month.