McGrath: Best performance I’ve seen from any Irish centre-half

IRISH legend Paul McGrath last night hailed the display of the lion-hearted Richard Dunne as the Republic’s Euro 2012 dreams survived a Moscow mauling.

McGrath: Best performance I’ve seen from any Irish centre-half

McGrath described Dunne’s display in the 0-0 draw as “the best performance I have seen from any Irish centre-half — and that includes myself.”

Coming from McGrath, that’s high praise and Dunne’s performance was probably the finest from an Ireland centre-back since McGrath’s virtuoso display famously defied in Italy in the 1994 World Cup finals in America.

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