Given: Bridge focused on Blues trip despite quitting England

WAYNE BRIDGE is still mentally prepared to go head to head with Chelsea and John Terry tomorrow despite ruling himself out of England’s World Cup squad, Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given insisted last night.

Bridge released a short statement yesterday claiming his presence within the England side was “untenable and potentially divisive” and that he no longer wished to be selected by Fabio Capello.

The move comes after newspaper allegations about a relationship between Bridge’s former partner Vanessa Perroncel and Terry, who was stripped of the England captaincy in the wake of the headlines by England boss Capello.