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Good news on Robbie Brady's injury ahead of Ireland's World Cup qualifiers next month

Brady suffered a quad injury while playing for Norwich City on Saturday.

THERE’S GOOD NEWS on the injury front for Ireland player Robbie Brady after he limped off in the first-half of Norwich City’s game on Saturday.

Robbie Brady in action for Ireland against Bosnia last Monday. Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

Brady came off in the 12th minute at Carrow Road in a game where Norwich defeated Cardiff City 3-2.

The 24 year-old suffered a quad injury and there were concerns yesterday over the seriousness of the injury.

However Norwich manager Alex Neil revealed today that while Brady is a big doubt for tomorrow’s game against Wigan Athletic, he is not expected to spend a long spell on the sidelines.

“He’s a major doubt for tomorrow, but it’s that much better now that he could potentially be in contention. He’s a lot better than we thought, which is really positive news,” Neil told Norwich City TV.

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“On Sunday, we had some concerns over him, but it was mainly where he got the knock rather than the extent of the knock.

“I think it was just a little bit of nerve damage, it seems to have settled down really quickly.”

It’s good news for Ireland that Brady has not suffered a major injury setback as it’s just three and a half weeks to Ireland’s World Cup qualifier against Georgia at the Aviva Stadium on Thursday 6 October.

Ireland will then travel to Chisinau to face Moldova on Sunday 9 October for another match in Group D.

Before the Georgia game, Brady has plenty opportunities to get back in action. Norwich have five games in the Championship and a League Cup tie against Everton between tomorrow night and the Georgia game.

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