Everton legend Kevin Sheedy has hailed the form of James McCarthy.

Sheedy believes McCarthy put in his best international performance in the Republic of Ireland's 1-0 win against Germany on Thursday evening.

“I thought James McCarthy was excellent," he told evertonfc.com. “He was in his best position and I thought it was easily his best game for Ireland. He was superb.

“We watch him week in, week out doing that for Everton and we know what he's capable of. He's shown what he can do for Ireland and he'll only get confidence from that performance.

“He's a great player, a real good defensive midfielder, but he's got the engine to get forward as well. It's a case of getting the best out of him and last night will be a performance he can be proud of. It certainly went a long way to helping get the result for Ireland."