destiny

The next time Northern Ireland's squad will be together is in March for two games which could fulfil their World Cup destiny, and O'Neill says his players will be as ready as possible.

“I have to believe that these hardships lead to…I believe there is something extraordinary up ahead in my life and in my destiny.”

Hamilton went on to say: "I believe there is something extraordinary up ahead in my life and in my destiny. I truly still believe in this team and what we can achieve together."

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola described meeting Liverpool in his 1,000th game as a manager as "the destiny of the universe" after their shared domination of English football in recent years.

Rioux sat out all of last season before making his date with destiny on Thursday night.