Everton check McCarthy injury riddle

Republic of Ireland international midfielder James McCarthy is to undergo an in-depth investigation at Everton in a bid to get to the bottom of his hamstring problems.

McCarthy’s long-running hamstring worries surfaced again when he limped off after 30 minutes of Everton’s 2-0 Europa League win against Wolfsburg in Germany on Thursday night.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez said: “The reason that he has been affected with this kind of injury is because of the amount of games that he has played in his career.