Republic of Ireland Under-21 boss Noel King has named a 16-man squad for the forthcoming UEFA U21 Championships Group Eight qualifying round fixture against Liechtenstein.

Wigan midfielder James McCarthy has been named in Republic of Ireland squad for the forthcoming UEFA U-21 Championships qualifiers against Hungary and Turkey after being excluded from the senior squad yesterday.

WILLO FLOOD left Celtic’s Scott Brown, Shunsuke Nakamura and Barry Robson in the shade at Parkhead on Saturday — but he’s still sceptical about a Republic of Ireland call-up from manager Giovanni Trapattoni.