Ireland's youth supremo, Brian Kerr, has picked his squad for the Milk Cup u16 tournament which will be held in Northern Ireland in July. Kerr is making a strange move by bringing an international squad to a club tournament but the experience will do his young charges no harm.

Ireland have been drawn in Group two with Brondby, Derry and Manchester City. It will be a weird experience for two of Kerr's squad, Glen Whelan and Stephen Elliott, because they will be playing against their club side, Manchester City.

The Irish will travel north with a strong hand. Kerr has named a full-strength squad for the tournament including rising stars Stephen Bradley (Lourdes Celtic) and Robbie Shields (Cherry Orchard) who are off to Arsenal and Leeds United respectively for the start of the new season.

Both players were courted by nearly every team in England for their signatures, so much so that Shields has signed a five-year professional contract with David O'Leary's Elland Road side.