Morrison the key to survival, says Cunningham

KENNY CUNNINGHAM sees his Republic of Ireland colleague, Clinton Morrison, as the key to Birmingham’s bid for Premiership survival.

Club record signing Morrison has taken time to adjust to the top flight after his £4 million-plus summer move from Crystal Palace. However, he took confidence from scoring for the Republic in their recent win over Scotland and netted the decisive second goal for Blues in their 2-1 home success over Liverpool on Sunday to follow on from his double strike at Anfield earlier in the season.

Republic captain Cunningham hopes Morrison can continue in that vein for next Monday's derby at Aston Villa and the remainder of the campaign, with City probably needing only two or three more wins for safety.