Shay the best keeper in Premiership, says Roeder

Glenn Roeder insists he would not swap Shay Given for any other goalkeeper in the Premiership - and believes the Irishman is part of the foundations that could lead Newcastle towards silverware.

Shay the best keeper in Premiership, says Roeder

Glenn Roeder insists he would not swap Shay Given for any other goalkeeper in the Premiership - and believes the Irishman is part of the foundations that could lead Newcastle towards silverware.

Given needed to be at his brilliant best to keep Tottenham at bay in a thrilling 3-2 win on Sunday, beaten only by a marginally offside Jermain Defoe strike and a scuffed effort from Dimitar Berbatov.

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