| The 27-year-old has not played at top-team level since damaging ankle ligaments in Northern Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic in Belfast last month. That did not prevent him being named in their squad for the next batch of qualifiers, against Slovenia on Saturday week and San Marino the following Wednesday.
All that remained for the man who is on loan from Cardiff was to prove his fitness, and he duly did that by getting the opener in yesterday’s draw at Hibs. That will put him in contention for a place when ICT visit Tannadice on Saturday, though, given the form of Jon Daly and Francisco Sandaza, the best he can surely hope for in that game is a place on the bench.
Keith Watson continued his comeback with 90 minutes against the Hibees and is making good progress after his knee trouble. Garry Kenneth, who missed out because of a niggling knee problem, could still make the squad for ICT.
While Feeney will be heading off on international duty next week, United keeper Lukasz Zaluska has dropped out of the Poland squad to make way for the returning Artur Boruc. |
