Coleman reveals booking relief

SEAMUS COLEMAN has expressed his relief having thought his fifth booking of the season was going to cost him a place in this weekend’s Merseyside derby against Liverpool.

The 22-year-old was cautioned for unsporting behaviour in Saturday’s FA Cup third round tie against Championship outfit Scunthorpe at Glanford Park on an afternoon when he put in another man-of-the-match performance in a 5-1 win.

However, having been substituted in the 78th minute by manager David Moyes, the Donegal native slumped into the dugout believing he was going to miss Sunday’s derby match at Anfield through suspension.