Diarmuid O'Carroll hopes to see Caolan Boyd-Munce break into the Northern Ireland international set-up by continuing to excel for St Mirren.
The Buddies midfielder scored the game’s only goal in his side’s 1-0 Viaplay Cup last-16 victory over Motherwell, slamming the ball into the top corner from 25 yards to notch his first goal for the Paisley club in style.
Boyd-Munce has twice been called up to Michael O’Neill’s squad without being handed his international debut and O’Carroll wants to see the playmaker take the next step in his career.
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“It’s brilliant for him, good for confidence and his family were watching,” the St Mirren assistant said of Boyd-Munce’s sensational winner.
“He hasn’t had that many first-team games. It was a massive day for him, just staying in the team because he made a little mistake last week.
“The gaffer stood by him because he’s a massive talent. He will get strong and I’m sure [Northern Ireland manager] Michael O’Neill will be watching him.
“Mark O’Hara is club captain and a big influence but Caolan has shown he’s more than capable of coming in. When Mark’s back fit there’s no reason why he can’t keep someone else out of the team.
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“He got an international call-up in March and he will again if he keeps this up. He does things that make you stand up and say, ‘what a pass that was’ or ‘what a shot’ – like the goal. He just needs to keep working.
“He’s like a youth player in his development because he has only played 10 to 15 first-team games. [Northern Ireland assistant] Jimmy Nicholl was watching and I’m sure it will be a positive report going back to Michael.”
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