Confidence is understandably sky high within the Northern Ireland camp following back-to-back home wins over Bulgaria and Belarus which saw seven goals. But the older heads in the squad have been urging their young team-mates to make sure they stay humble and do not get carried away with recent successes – there is still a job to be done.

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Our football expert has tips for all nine of Monday's Nations League fixtures and is banking on another defensively sound performance from Northern Ireland.

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Worked hard defensively in the Ireland engineroom to close down space and he kept the ball moving with accurate passing when Ireland had it. 7 Jason Knight: Two shots flashed over the bar. Knight is a creative spark in the Ireland midfield and showed his intent with an early booking as he competed to win the ball.

The Republic of Ireland Nations League squad is out, as Heimir Hallgrimsson looks to get some more wins under his belt