James McClean set to miss Serbia qualifier 

The Stoke City player has been ruled out for four to six weeks

Stoke City's James McClean 

James McClean looks set to miss Ireland’s World Cup qualification opener in Serbia, with Stoke City boss Michael O'Neill ruling his winger out for “four to six weeks”.

Ireland manager Stephen Kenny is already without injured pair John Egan and Callum O’Dowda for the Belgrade showdown on March 24 and McClean is currently wearing a protective boot.