McCarthy impressed by Byrne but Coleman's injury 'not good news' for Ireland

Mick McCarthy might only have seen an action replay of Jack Byrne’s goal for Shamrock Rovers against Dundalk last Friday but, having left his seat in Tallaght just before the winning strike, the Ireland manager says he had already seen enough of the midfielder’s performance to give him “plenty to think about” as he ponders his squad for the Euro 2020 play-off against Slovakia.

McCarthy told FAI.ie: “I did see Jack’s goal – on my phone in the car! And yes, it was a great goal and maybe as good as the earlier Jordan Flores strike for Dundalk that has been seen by so many across the globe by now, and rightly so.