James McClean takes a cheeky dig at Giovanni Trapattoni while celebrating Dundalk’s win

Giovanni Trappatoni's parting comments about Irish football have been brought up again.

In September 2013, the then Republic of Ireland manager attempted to defend his record by comparing the standard of domestic football in Ireland to that of Austria and Sweden, who finished above Ireland in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. Dundalk's 3-0 victory over Champions League regulars BATE Borisov on Tuesday night further debunked Trap's claim. James McClean, who made his Ireland debut under the Italian, had a cheeky pop at the 77-year-old's comments following the Lilywhites' historic win. McClean was glued to the game and in an Instagram post wrote: "Some result! Some achievement for Dundalk and the league (which we don't have) as a whole." The West Brom winger also praised Dundalk manager Stephen Kenny, and wished Cork well ahead of their Europa League tie against Genk. Listen to our GAA podcast with Colm Parkinson. Click here to subscribe on iTunes. https://soundcloud.com/sportsjoe-gaa-hour/we-join-the-celebrations-on-the-tipp-bus-and-paul-galvin-on-kerry