The kid is alright

As Steve Staunton put it: “(Anthony) doesn’t play for Don — he plays for Ireland.”

STEVE STAUNTON said this week that Anthony Stokes needed to start making headlines for all the right reasons.

Old Trafford this evening would be the perfect place for the young Dubliner to write his name in block capital letters and there would be plenty of us only too happy to finally see Stokes live up to his abundant talent at the highest level.