Ni 'got The Reaction We Wanted' In Win - O'neill

Northern Ireland head Michael O'Neill said reliable words astatine half-time brought "the guidance we wanted" arsenic his players delivered Thursday's 3-1 World Cup qualifying triumph complete Luxembourg.

Jamie Reid netted an early opener aft Isaac Price's punishment was saved but Aiman Dardari equalised connected nan half-hour mark.

Shea Charles restored Northern Ireland's lead 25 seconds into nan 2nd half, and Justin Devenny secured nan triumph moments aft Seid Korac was sent disconnected for nan hosts.

"I thought we started nan crippled very well, we were connected nan beforehand ft and nan punishment helped america obviously," O'Neill told BBC Sport NI.

"We dropped a cogwheel aft nan goal, fto them into it and nan extremity was coming. We had to get into them astatine half-time arsenic location were things we could person done better, but we sewage nan guidance we wanted."

Defender Conor Bradley explained that O'Neill "had a small spot of a go" astatine nan squad during nan interval.

O'Neill was pleased his players came done nan test, moreover if they had a helping hand.

"The reddish paper helped, but I deliberation it was a determination that was merited," O'Neill said. "Delighted to get nan 3-1 win."

Northern Ireland apical nan group aft Slovakia's daze 2-0 triumph complete Germany, and O'Neill was afloat of praise for Devenny, who was deployed astatine near wing-back alternatively of his much acquainted midfield role.

After he struck nan crossbar successful first-half wounded time, nan 21-year-old past scored his first world extremity weeks aft netting nan winning punishment successful Crystal Palace's shootout triumph complete Liverpool successful nan Community Shield.

"That has been a problem position for us," said O'Neill.

"That is not his earthy position but Justin has nan attributes to play there. Athletically and technically he is very good.

"At times it is tricky for him defensively pinch his distances, but each information he is simply a really bully footballer, not only pinch nan extremity but nan balls he delivers.

"We haven't had a left-footer for illustration that since Brunty [Chris Brunt] truthful it is bully we person recovered him."