By JB
May 26 2004

Celtic and Arsenal legend Charlie Nicholas has recognised the undoubted ability of Millwall's Peter Sweeney. The young Lion came on as a substitute for Scotland's U21 side against their Republic of Ireland counterparts and earned deserved praise. After the game, which Scotland lost 3-1, Nicholas said: "I like Sweeney, he looks comfortable on the ball."

The interesting thing is Sweeney was being deployed in central midfield, where his two-footedness really came to the fore.

He wriggled away from opponents with ease, spraying the ball about like a seasoned professional.

Not bad, given he's just 19 years of age!