McClean’s art in the right place

At the risk of sounding like Jamie Redknapp, you can literally read James McClean like a book.

All you have to do is look at the words tattooed in flowery script on his arm: “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow”.

When his attention is drawn to the needle work, the Derryman offers a slightly rueful smile. “I got that at the start of the season,” he says. “It’s a bit ironic that tattoo, but it’s a great motto. Hopefully I’ve learned from it.”