Reid rules out apologising to Trapattoni

ANDY REID will not be offering Giovanni Trapattoni an apology to win an international recall – but he insists he is a better player now than when last included in an Ireland squad.

The veteran Italian coach last worked with Sunderland midfielder Reid when he left the 27-year-old on the bench against Cyprus at Croke Park in October last year.

While the Dubliner has not spoken to anybody in the Irish management set-up since then, Trapattoni reportedly had strong words with Reid after a late night singing session after the previous game against Georgia.