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6th September 2021
02:31pm BST

Republic of Ireland players huddle before the 1-1 draw with Azerbaijan at the Aviva Stadium. (Photo by Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile)[/caption]
Ryan Manning [left wing-back] and Andrew Omobamidele come into a back five that can transition into 3-5-2 when Ireland are on the up. Jeff Hendrick and Jamie McGrath, who both did well against Portugal, are back into the Irish midfield.
Up front, we are going with Adam Idah to lead the line again. He has been our best attacking player over the last two games and, one feels, he just needs to break that international goalscoring duck. More will follow.
We are putting Callum Robinson up in support of Idah as that could be a partnership that is worth giving a good look at. Robinson can also slot in on the right wing if Kenny needs to revert to a 5-4-1 at any stage.
1. Gavin Bazunu 2. Matt Doherty 3. Ryan Manning 4. John Egan 5. Shane Duffy 6. Andrew Omobamidele 8. Josh Cullen 11. Jeff Hendrick 7. Jamie McGrath 10. Callum Robinson 9. Adam Idah
Unluckiest player to miss out is Daryl Horgan, who added some energy off the bench against Azerbaijan. That XI selection leaves the likes of Jayson Molumby, Cyrus Christie, Troy Parrott, Conor Hourihane, Alan Browne, Harry Arter, Ronan Curtis and Aaron Connolly in support.
Ireland take on Serbia from 7:45pm at the Aviva Stadium, on Tuesday.
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