Ryan Manning says Ireland will use every trick of the trade to try carve out a result against Portugal and keep their World Cup qualification hopes alive.
The Southampton player does not subscribe to the theory that Ireland have little chance of getting any points from the November 13th home fixture against Portugal – with a draw the least Heimir Hallgrímsson’s side would need should Hungary beat Armenia on the same night.
All four teams in the group have two games remaining; Portugal are top of the table with 10 points, Hungary second on five, Ireland third on four, and fina
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