Gibson: If Trap wants me to move away, he’s having a laugh

Darron Gibson believes Giovanni Trapattoni is overlooking him because he isn’t playing week-in-week-out for Manchester Utd, but refuses to move away from Old Trafford.

Glenn Whelan and Paul Green have once again been picked ahead of Gibson for Ireland’s match tonight, and the Derry man believes he should be in the side.

“We haven’t fallen out in any way,” Gibson said, “but personally, I just think I haven’t been playing for the Republic of Ireland because I haven’t been playing regularly at club level and he’s giving other players the chance that play week in, week out.

“I’ve proven what I can do with my performances at Manchester United last season. I will be very disappointed if I don’t play against Andorra.

“I wasn’t surprised I didn’t play against Armenia, but I was disappointed not to get on. At Manchester United I’ve continued to do the same thing I’ve done all last season.

“I’m just waiting for my chance to get another run in the team. It would be great for me if I was to play against Albania, it would be another cap and fingers crossed, I’ll get the nod.

“We’ll see what happens, but hopefully I can get on and make a difference.”

Gibson has insisted that he won’t contemplate moving away from Manchester United, if that is what Trapattoni wants him to do.

“If Trapattoni wants me to move on from a club like Manchester United to better my game, move to somewhere like Stoke where I’ll get more games, but have little chance of winning anything, then I just don’t know,” he said.

“Where else would I go from Manchester United? At what club, other than Manchester United, could I go to improve my game?

“To be honest, if he’s trying to say that I should move somewhere like Stoke City and change my game to winning tackles and not winning games, then he’s having a laugh. To move on from Manchester United just doesn’t make sense to me.”

Gibson will be on the bench for Ireland tonights in Ireland’s match against Andorra in the Aviva Stadium. It will kick off at 7.45pm, and JOE will be tracking it live in our football section from 6.45pm.

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