London: In-form striker Will Grigg was included in Northern Ireland’s 23-man squad for Euro 2016 named on Saturday. The Wigan player, who scored in Friday’s 3-0 friendly win over Belarus, was selected ahead of Ross County’s Liam Boyce by manager Michael O’Neill. “Will just kept on scoring — 28 goals for his team and helping them to promotion,” O’Neill said. “So while it was a difficult decision, I think it was the right one.”
Kyle Lafferty marked his 50th international appearance by scoring a 17th goal for his country, before Conor Washington and Grigg also netted at Windsor Park.
Neither Lafferty nor Washington featured prominently for their clubs this season, but Northern Ireland coach Michael O’Neill may have found the attacking partnership that will start in the country’s first-ever European Championship finals.
