Shay Given is hoping to be fit for Aston Villa’s league cup semi final second leg with Bradford tonight at Villa Park.
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The hosts trail 3-1 going into that game but the 36 year old is a doubt with a hamstring injury.
Yesterday Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni ruled out an immediate return to the international squad for the Donegal man, Trap says he wants to develop the younger player.
Ireland play Poland in a friendly next month and Given is not named in the squad and may miss out of the World Cup qualifiers against Sweden and Austria in March despite indicating that he wants to return to the Ireland fold.
