Bruce willing to build bridges between Reid and Trap

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce has offered to intervene in midfielder Andy Reid’s stand-off with Republic of Ireland manager Giovanni Trapattoni.

The 27-year-old has dropped out of the international reckoning since a much-publicised bust-up with the Italian in the wake of the 2-1 World Cup qualifying victory over Georgia in Germany last September which got their campaign off to the perfect start.