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15th October 2017
05:16pm BST

"I felt my groin," the 25-year-old told the BBC after the game in which Wayne Rooney struck a 90th minute equaliser for the visitors. "It was probably too sore at the time to continue and I didn't want to make the team any worse because, if I played on, I couldn't play to my full potential. "The physio just said, 'come off in case you make it worse'. "I just felt a tight pull. Hopefully, touch wood, it's not too serious and in a couple of days it will calm down. I'll try my best to get available for Friday."The first leg of the World Cup playoff take place between November 9 and 11 with the second set of games fixed for November 12-14. Ireland will face either Italy, Denmark, Croatia or Switzerland and the draw will be made on Tuesday to determine their fate.
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