Four Rangers players have been called up to the latest Northern Ireland international squad.
Steven Davis, Gareth McAuley, Kyle Lafferty, and pre-contract signing, Jordan Jones have all made the cut.
It’s a crunch round of fixtures for Michael O’Neill’s side, too.
The Green and White Army travel to Estonia for 5pm kick off next Saturday, before moving on to Belarus for an evening fixture three days later.
After a bright start, N.I currently top their Euro 2020 Qualifying group [UEFA].
However, with fixtures against Germany and the Netherlands to come, it’s unlikely to stay that way for long.
Therefore, they have to give themselves the best possible chance of qualification, by taking maximum points off the other teams in the group.
With victories in the opening two games, they got off to the perfect start. Now, it’s about continuing with that momentum.
It’s a big doubleheader for Jordan Jones, in particular. A mixture of injury and being out of favour at Killie, means he hasn’t played since the start of April. He’ll be looking to find form ahead of pre-season with his new club.
Elsewhere, there are question marks over Kyle Lafferty’s future at Rangers.
The Scottish Sun reports that Apollon Limassol are interested in his signature.
For Gareth McAuley, it’s a chance to put himself in the shop window, with his Gers contract about to expire. As usual, Steven Davis will don the armband.
