Hughes grateful for Given heroics

SHAY GIVEN may have credited his man-of-the-match display at Birmingham yesterday to “luck”, but his Manchester City manager Mark Hughes was not fooled.

Hughes grateful for Given heroics

Hughes hailed Given for an outstanding performance that featured a string of superb saves – including one from James McFadden’s second-half penalty – and effectively earned City a point.

It again showed why Hughes was willing to splash out £7million last January in bringing Given to Eastlands from Newcastle, as the Eastlands club moved into the Premier League top four.

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