Little means a lot for Andrew

orthern Ireland have called up Andrew Little and Oliver Norwood for the Euro 2012 qualifiers against Estonia and Italy. The pair, who have both played for the senior side before, join uncapped Preston defender Conor McLaughlin in being added to Worthington's original squad following a handful of injuries.Chief among those is a groin problem that has ruled long-term captain Aaron Hughes out of what would have been his final international appearances before retirement.Hughes had planned to lead his country out at Windsor Park for the last time against Estonia on Friday before bowing out with a high-profile clash in Pescara four days later.Strikers Jamie Ward (hamstring) and Josh McQuoid (virus) also dropped out of the 23-man party yesterday, while concerns remain over Manchester United defender Jonny Evans, who is battling an ankle problem.Rangers utility man Little has settled into a forward role on loan at npower League Two side Port Vale this season but has yet to score in three starts and two substitute appearances for them.He last featured for his country in the friendly against Montenegro in August 2010, while just one of his six caps has come in a competitive fixture - as a late replacement in a World Cup qualifier against Poland.He greeted news of his call-up by posting on his Twitter feed: "Just been called into the Northern Ireland squad for the Euro qualifiers. En route to Manchester Airport now for flight to Belfast. Buzzing!"Midfielder Norwood is a product of the Manchester United youth system and, while he has yet to feature for the Red Devils' first team, he is a regular on loan at League One Scunthorpe.The 20-year-old is considered one of the most promising players in the Under-21 set-up and has played four times for the full side.A dead-ball specialist, Norwood last featured in a youthful Carling Nations Cup squad and started in the defeat to Wales.

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