The senior Republic of Ireland national squad has not long been announced and to the joy of all QPR fans, Ryan Manning has been included in the team.
QPR’s official Twitter page posted an image congratulating the Irishman on Tuesday.
Manning has played the most minutes for the Hoops this season, with the 23-year-old reaching 1260 minutes already.
The young Irish midfielder has scored one goal and produced three assists in the Championship, whilst also achieving an impressive average pass success rate of 71.2% – as per WhoScored.
?? Great news from Ireland!
A first @FAIreland senior call-up for #QPR‘s @ryanmanning4
— QPR FC (@QPR) October 29, 2019
Over the moon for him
— Paul Finney (@paulfinney1969) October 29, 2019
Fantastic news! Looking forward to seeing you get your 1st (of many) Irish caps Ryan
— Shirl (@mollie5555) October 29, 2019
Excellent news! Well deserved
— Chris Hermitage (@ChrisHermitage) October 29, 2019
He’s been a standout for us so far this season for me. Especially as he’s a midfielder by trade. Congrats
— Forbsie (@Forbsie19) October 29, 2019
Manning has a WhoScored average rating of 7.16/10, which is the second-highest in the Rangers squad.
Well deserved Ryan, well done, do us proud
— Rob Keytes (@KeytesRob) October 29, 2019
Well done Ryan you deserve it
— Rich (@LockieRich) October 29, 2019
Congrats Ryan, well deserved
— Lu (@Lucille_24) October 29, 2019
What Do We Think?
Hopefully, Manning gets some good game time while on international duty and also keeps injury-free, as even more minutes could cause the young man some issues.
Another potential problem, although this time for QPR, is the number of eyeballs other clubs will have on their talent Irishman, with Premier League side Sheffield United already pouching Luke Freeman from the west London club.
If Rangers can push for promotion this season, they shouldn’t have to worry too much about Manning being stolen from them.