O'Neill was unable to pick the long-serving Jonny Evans, after his retirement from international football earlier this week. Speaking about Evans, O'Neill said: “He’s always been a great player to work with and a stand out player on the pitch”.


Here is Northern Ireland 25-man squad to face Luxembourg and Bulgaria:

Goalkeepers:

Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Conor Hazard, Luke Southwood

Defenders:

Paddy McNair, Daniel Ballard, Jamal Lewis, Ciaron Brown, Trai Hume, Brodie Spencer, Eoin Toal

Midfielders:

George Saville, Jordan Thompson, Alistair McCann, Conor Bradley, Shea Charles, Issac Price, Paul Smyth, Ethan Galbraith, Ross McCausland, Brad Lyons, Caolan Boyd-Munce

Forwards:

Josh Magennis, Dion Charles, Shayne Lavery, Callum Marshall


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