Seamus Coleman checks-in despite missing Merseyside derby

Seamus Coleman last night reported for international duty despite his Everton manager Robert Martinez all but ruling the full-back out of Ireland’s Euro qualifier against Germany on Thursday.

Coleman’s prospects of recovering from his hamstring injury appeared to disintegrate yesterday when he failed to appear in the Toffees’ squad for the Merseyside derby, although the Donegal native will be assessed today by the FAI’s medical staff.

“Will Seamus be fit for the qualifiers? I doubt it. I wouldn’t be able to answer,” Martinez said after Coleman missed the third Everton game in a row.