Kevin Doyle: My old pal Shane Long as good as any Irish striker ever

Kevin Doyle believes Shane Long can still be the main man up front for Ireland in their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign.

Despite the Tipperary man not scoring for Ireland since an away game against Moldova in 2016, the player’s former Cork City and Reading team-mate maintains an in-form Long is “as good as any Ireland striker, ever” and hopes scoring his 50th Premier League goal against Liverpool for Southampton will be just the boost he needs to kick on for the rest of the season.