James McClean has reminded the boo-boys their taunts will only make him stronger as he prepares for Republic of Ireland's World Cup Qualifiers, reports Sky Sports.

The 27 year old returned to former club Sunderland with current employers West Brom at the weekend and was booed every time he touched the ball in his 100th career Premier League appearance.

He said: "I'm a lot more mature as a person and as a player than I was during my time at Sunderland. It was all new to me there.

"I've got to be honest, I get booed everywhere I go now, but I try to turn that in the right way now, I try to use it as motivation.

"They can boo, they can chant, they can scream this and that, but at the end of the day, they can't affect what I do on the pitch. It's noise from the stands.

"At the end of the day, if they're booing me, it gives you that 'I want to prove you wrong' automatically. That's me as a person. You can sulk, or you say, 'I'm going to show you'.

"It's like someone telling you you can't do something, you want to be determined to show them that you can."