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Birmingham City fans sought to rattle James McClean by launching a rocket astatine nan Wrexham prima successful Monday's League One clash, only to beryllium near red-faced by nan erstwhile Premier League player's reflexes.
Celebrity A-listers descended connected St Andrew's as Birmingham co-owner and NFL fable Tom Brady was joined by David Beckham for nan English shot third-tier clash.
The hosts yet managed a stunning comeback arsenic goals from record-signing Jay Stansfield turned nan lucifer connected its head, pinch Birmingham sealing a memorable 3-1 victory.
Londonderry-born McClean has a way grounds of winding up guidance supporters and was met pinch a rebuttal of jeers arsenic he near nan transportation pinch little than 10 minutes remaining.
Despite trailing successful nan match, McClean attempted to wind-up Birmingham fans by gesturing towards them while he walked astir nan separator of nan playing aboveground aft being substituted.
James McClean was progressive successful respective flashpoints passim Wrexham's conclusion against Birmingham
McClean caught a portion that had been launched astatine him by Birmingham fans successful nan stands
One angry instrumentality past decided to propulsion a portion astatine McClean and was near reeling erstwhile nan Republic of Ireland defender showed his athleticism by catching nan cup pinch 1 hand.
The 35-year-old past pretended to return a sip earlier casting nan portion speech and continuing to locomotion backmost tot he dugout while engaging pinch guidance supporters.
McClean past further tired to irk rival fans by slapping his thigh to uncover a 'Free Derry' tattoo successful narration to his birthplace successful Northern Ireland.
The ex-Stoke City subordinate has antecedently called for a agreed Ireland and refuses to deterioration a poppy arsenic is accepted successful English shot passim November.
McClean pretended to return a sip of nan portion earlier throwing it disconnected nan transportation while being substituted
McClean past further tired to irk rival fans by slapping his thigh to uncover a 'Free Derry' tattoo
McClean was besides nan only Wrexham subordinate to beryllium booked during nan conclusion that keeps them apical of nan array connected extremity difference.
Meanwhile, it was a personage rollcall successful nan Midlands arsenic Brady and Beckham were besides joined by Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney successful nan stands.
Serial Superbowl champion, Brady, is attempting to embed himself successful English shot aft investing successful Birmingham and was taunted pinch an X-rated chant by Wrexham fans passim nan game.
Brady acknowledged nan Wrexham supporters by pointing astatine them erstwhile he heard nan chant and was successful bully spirits passim nan brushwood arsenic Birmingham moved level pinch Monday's opponents astatine nan apical of nan table.
