SEAMUS GREAT.. BUT I'D HATE TO FACE MCCARTHY

ROBERTO MARTINEZ reckons he had the best right-back in the Premier League during his time in charge of Everton.

- BY MARK McCADDEN

But while Seamus Coleman came in for some expected praise from the Portugal manager, he threw in a surprise name when he declared who he was glad he was NOT going to face tonight.

James McCarthy hasn't played a first-team game in three years, since Celtic's Scottish League Cup win away to Motherwell, while his last Ireland cap was five years ago. At the age of 34, he may be one of football's forgotten men, but clearly he has left a lasting impression on his former manager Roberto Martinez.

Martinez managed McCarthy at Wigan and then he took him to Everton in September 2013.