Roy Keane to watch Shay Given in action on Saturday

Republic of Ireland assistant manager Roy Keane will be at Middlesbrough's home game against Charlton Athletic on Saturday to run the rule over veteran goalkeeper Shay Given.

Given, whose loan spell at Boro from parent club Aston Villa is due to expire at the end of next month, retired from international football after the Euro 2012 finals with 125 senior caps to his name.

However, Ireland manager Martin O'Neill has indicated he is open to discussions with the 37-year-old, who has hinted he might like to return, as he plots the way forward after taking over from Giovanni Trapattoni.

Millwall's David Forde is currently the man in possession having replaced Sunderland's Keiren Westwood, who took over the number one spot after Given's retirement.

Westwood is facing months on the sidelines after undergoing shoulder surgery, leaving Darren Randolph and Rob Elliot as Forde's understudies when the squad last met up in November last year.