Resurgent Aiden McGeady firmly back in Irish frame, reckons Kevin Kilbane

League of Ireland fans might justifiably be relishing the sight of Daryl Horgan hitting the ground running at Preston but Martin O’Neill is probably even more gratified by the resurgent impact one of the older wingers in town is having at Deepdale.

Aiden McGeady followed up a man- of-the-match display — in which he twice found the net — against Brentford at the weekend, with another command performance, including one assist, in Preston’s 2-1 win against Birmingham on Tuesday night.

And, according to Preston old boy and former Irish international Kevin Kilbane, McGeady’s purple patch is just the latest manifestation of a sustained return to form since he was frozen out at Everton, struggled on loan at Sheffield Wednesday last season before finding his feet at Deepdale this season.