Simon Grayson has no issue with Paddy McNair being in Northern Ireland play-off squad

Sunderland boss Simon Grayson has no issue with Paddy McNair's inclusion in Northern Ireland's World Cup play-off squad, even though he only returned from an 11-month injury lay-off on Saturday.

Simon Grayson has no issue with Paddy McNair being in Northern Ireland play-off squad
Mon, 30 Oct, 2017 - 20:21

Sunderland boss Simon Grayson has no issue with Paddy McNair's inclusion in Northern Ireland's World Cup play-off squad, even though he only returned from an 11-month injury lay-off on Saturday.

McNair featured in an 11-minute cameo from the bench against Bristol City on Saturday having previously been out since rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament in November.

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