James McCarthy winning fitness battle as D Day beckons in France

The Everton midfielder has suffered under the yoke of a succession of soft tissue issues in recent times and the thigh/groin injury he has been carrying lately has been a daily source of conversation since the squad met up in Dublin last Monday week.
That injury profile should guard against any ‘out-of-the-woods’ complacency when it comes to his fitness, however, and it was interesting to hear him explain that he had taken “just about a full part” in training yesterday having undertaken the entire load the day before.