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Lennon reveals Given interest

Manchester City stopper Given has found his first team place at Eastlands handed over to Joe Hart, who started City’s season opener with Tottenham on Saturday, excelling between the sticks to help his side to a point.

With Given left to watch on from the bench, Celtic boss Lennon has admitted that the Republic of Ireland international would be a target if available.

"If it was a possibility then of course," Lennon said. "He's one of the best keepers in the Premier League.

"We've been linked with a lot of players and there's been speculation on a lot of players.

"I haven't joined Manchester City to sit on the bench or whatever,” Given said a week ago. “I've gone there to play, it's an ambitious club and I'm an ambitious person, I haven't gone there to take it easy and put my feet up.

“If that's not the case, I suppose I'll sit down on Monday with the club and see where I can go after that."

However, he has admitted that he would “respect” Given’s decision if he wished to leave the club.

Potential suitors in the Premier League for the former-Newcastle goalkeeper will be plentiful, with Arsenal and Fulham both having been linked with moves for the player.

Nick Moore

Nick Moore is a freelance journalist based on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. He wrote his first FourFourTwo feature in 2001 about Gerard Houllier's cup-treble-winning Liverpool side, and has continued to ink his witty words for the mag ever since. Nick has produced FFT's 'Ask A Silly Question' interview for 16 years, once getting Peter Crouch to confess that he dreams about being a dwarf.