Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Keiren Westwood is desperate for Shay Given to regain full fitness - even though it would scupper his own Euro 2012 chances.
Sunderland
shot-stopper Westwood earned his ninth Republic cap when he started Saturday's 1-0 victory against Bosnia-Herzegovina at Dublin's Aviva Stadium.The 27-year-old was handed a rare opportunity by Giovanni Trapattoni
as regular No.1 Given continues to recover from a knee injury.Aston Villa's
Given is set to resume training this week and Trapattoni expects the 36-year-old to line up between the sticks for Ireland's final warm-up game against Hungary next Monday.
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