McCarthy: This result down to our team spirit

James McCarthy hailed the effort of his Republic of Ireland team-mates after Giovanni Trapattoni’s men played out a 1-1 draw with England last night.

Shane Long’s early goal at Wembley was cancelled out by a Frank Lampard equaliser and McCarthy, while conceding England deserved a draw, was proud of the Irish display.

“Obviously it’s a tough place to come and it just shows you the great squad we’ve got, we fight for everything, we certainly did that today,” he said on Setanta Ireland.