 McCartney returned to Northern Ireland duty against Liechtenstein |
George McCartney could be a fitness worry for Northern Ireland's vital Euro 2008 qualifiers against Latvia and Iceland on 8 and 12 September. McCartney had to be substituted during West Ham's Carling Cup win over Bristol Rovers because of a calf injury.
The defender sustained the injury during the warm-up although he did play for the opening hour of Tuesday's game.
"I'll rest it over the next couple of days. Hopefully it should be okay for Saturday and the qualifiers," he said.
"The two qualifiers are important games and I wouldn't want to miss them."
Earlier this month, McCartney returned to Northern Ireland duty after a 26-month absence in the 3-1 qualifier win over Liechtenstein.
West Ham have an away game against Reading in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday.
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