DANNY Ings admits he doesn’t want the season to end after making a goalscoring start to his Clarets career.

The striker had a frustrating six-month wait to kick a ball as a result of the cruciate knee ligament damage he suffered days after making the move from Bournemouth in August.

But the eager 19-year-old is fighting fit and making up for lost time with goals in his last two games.

His first contributed to a welcome win at Portsmouth last Saturday, while the second – an equaliser at home Birming-ham – proved nothing more than a consolation for Burnley in the end, as they went on to suffer a 3-1 loss on Tuesday.

It made for a night of mixed emotions for Ings, for whom the delight at doubling his tally was overshadowed by the defeat.

But it has inspired him to want to do even better for himself, and the club, in the remaining six games.

“It’s important that I keep that standard up, keep scoring for Burnley and do as well as I can,” said the forward, who in just nine appearances has already shown his versatility by playing on the left, in the hole behind a front two and as a central striker.

“My season’s just starting now. I really don’t want it to end to be honest, especially now that I’ve started scoring.

“It was fantastic to get my first. I’m a Southampton lad so it was even better to score at Portsmouth.

“Tuesday was frustrating.

“It’s always good when you score and playing well personally, but to be honest I’m as disappointed with the result as anybody.

“At the end of the day I’m passionate about the team, not just myself.

“We weren’t at it in the first half, and I think we all knew that. The second half I thought we came out with a real tempo about us and we went at them. For 20-25 minutes I thought we really took the game to them. It was a shame about the result, I don’t think we deserved it.

“But you score a goal and the whole team gets a little bit complacent and you get punished for it. That’s football. You can’t afford to do that in this league because there are too many teams that will punish you.

“It’s been frustrating for the fans. You look at performances, like the second half on Tuesday, and wonder why we are where we are if we can play fantastic football like that.

“I think we’ve just got to do the ugly side of it and try to get results.”

Ings has proved himself to be capable of both elements, hassling defenders off the ball and creating chances in possession.

He hopes to make more contributions to the ‘goals for’ column before the season ends with the visit of Bristol City on April 28.

But he admitted he is more concerned with playing and putting himself in good shape for next season.

“I haven’t got a target, other than to play every game and give 100 per cent, and hope that my knee holds out. It’s been absolutely fantastic so far,” said Ings, who praised the work of the Burnley medical team.

“I’ve had the best rehab, the physios have been absolutely brilliant.

“I just want to get as many minutes under my belt as I can.

“I think I’ve got a lot to learn, I haven’t played many games in this league. There are a lot of good strikers in the league that I can learn things from - not to mention the strikers at the club like Jay (Rodriguez) and Charlie, who are fantastic, and Pato (Martin Paterson). They are all fantastic strikers and not bad people to look up to.”

Ings made his debut off the bench in the 2-1 home win against Barnsley in February, as a late replacement for Charlie Austin.

His full debut, at home to Crystal Palace, came five games later, and he scored his first senior goal for the club in his eighth appearance. He felt he should have had more on Tuesday, after hitting the bar and then clearing the bar with a late chance.

“The one off the crossbar was unlucky, but there’s no excuses for putting the last one over,” he said.

“But I can’t dwell on that. I’ll try to put it right in the next game.

“I’m glad I scored but I should have scored more.”