Stephen Kenny: 'We can't say with certainty that any player will go through the roof'

YOUNG GUNS: Republic of Ireland's Evan Ferguson (right) and Will Smallbone. Pic: Brian Lawless/PA Wire.

Stephen Kenny has warned that Ireland will have to lean on their wider squad and not just key individuals after encouraging performances from Evan Ferguson, Will Smallbone and Mikey Johnstone against Latvia.

The home team struggled after a fast start against the Eastern Europeans but Smallbone was named man of the match on his senior debut, Ferguson scored after 17 minutes in a tidy display and Johnston turned heads in making his debut off the bench.