Finnan ready to debut

Last updated : 30 July 2003 By Chris Maxwell
The 27-year-old Republic of Ireland international, who missed the Reds tour of the Far East after it was judged that he required further time to recover from a hernia operation, is expected to feature against Galatasaray this Sunday and could even make an appearance against Dutch side Ajax two days earlier.

Finnan told the club's official website of his welcome news: "It's coming along alright at the moment, the physio has been really good. It's been a bit frustrating watching the lads train and play while I'm stuck here but it's coming along fine now.

"They said I'd be out for two months from the time of the operation but they didn't really set me a target so maybe the Amsterdam tournament or sometime around that could be something to look at."