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 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.