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Republic of Ireland: Ryan Manning impressed by Southampton boss Will Still

Manning has already found the net twice from free-kicks this season, scoring against Wrexham and then in Saturday’s draw against Watford.

He is hopeful he can replicate that for the Republic of Ireland in their opening World Cup qualifier in Dublin against Hungary on Saturday (19:45 BST).

“I had a good start to the season, a couple of free-kicks and some good performances,” said the Galway man.

“I’ve been fortunate to score a couple over the past few weeks. Confidence is pretty high at the minute, so hopefully we get something within shooting range on Saturday.”

Manning was just six years old when the Republic of Ireland past appeared at the World Cup in 2002.

He can recall the penalty shootout exit to Spain in the last 16, but memories of the European Championships’ appearances in 2012 and 2016 are more vivid and he believes it’s time they “step up” and return to a major tournament.

“We’ve had a tough few years with qualification campaigns, but the squad now had four or five club captains.

“You’ve people with a lot of caps, experienced Premier League players, Championship players, so the squad’s in as good a place as it has been in a few years. Now is the time we need to step up as a group and put in the performances to get to a tournament.”


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