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Alan Mannus (file pic).
At 39, he has three Premier Division titles and an FAI Cup to his name.
Before joining Shamrock Rovers, he made over 200 appearances with Linfield and won five league titles and four Irish Cups with them.
He also spent seven years at St Johnstone in between two spells at Rovers, helping the club win their first-ever Scottish Cup during his time there.
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Stephen Bradley was grateful after his goalkeeper made a last-minute penalty save against Slovan Bratislava. By Paul Fennessy Thursday 8 Jul 2021, 6:00 AM 19 hours ago 7,093 Views 0 Comments
Rovers’ Alan Mannus saves an injury time penalty from Vladimir Weiss of Slovan Bratislava.
Image: Slobodan Sandic/INPHO
Image: Slobodan Sandic/INPHO
STEPHEN BRADLEY admitted goalkeeper Alan Mannus had kept Shamrock Rovers in the tie after his stoppage-time penalty save against Slovan Bratislava in Wednesday’s Champions League qualifier.
It meant the tie stayed at 2-0 and left the Hoops with a slight chance ahead of Tuesday’s second leg in Tallaght Stadium.
“I thought we did well for large periods,” Bradley said. “They are obviously a very good side. The goal we conceded after half-time was very poor from our point of view.