Dara O’Shea sends message to West Brom supporters after making his long-awaited return to action

Dara O’Shea has taken to Twitter to thank West Bromwich Albion’s fans as well the club’s staff for the support that he has received in recent months after finally making his long-awaited return to action earlier this week.

The defender was introduced as a substitute by Baggies manager Steve Bruce during the closing stages of his side’s clash with Sheffield United on Wednesday.

After featuring in West Brom’s opening five league games of the 2021/22 campaign, O’Shea suffered a serious ankle injury whilst representing Republic of Ireland on international duty in September.

As a result of this issue, the 22-year-old was forced to watch on from the sidelines for a considerable period of time before being handed a cameo appearance at Bramall Lane.

With West Brom set to face Blackburn Rovers on Monday, it will be interesting to see whether O’Shea is given the opportunity to showcase his talent in this particular fixture.

Currently ninth in the Championship standings, the Baggies will be desperate to pick up a positive result at The Hawthorns after being defeated in each of their last three league games.

Ahead of this fixture, O’Shea has taken to Twitter to reflect on his recent return from injury.

The defender posted: “Grateful to be back out there with the team.

“Thank you to the staff and the fans for the support over the past 5 months.”

Grateful to be back out there with the team. Thanks you to the staff and the fans for the support over the past 5 months