Some Irish fans were quick to correct the QPR faithful on their Ryan Manning chant

What an amazing week for Ryan Manning.

The 20-year-old was not even on the squad list in QPR programmes at the start of the season. He was on hardly any lips in London up until early December.

Manning got his chance with QPR under Ian Holloway and, ever since then, he has not looked back. On Saturday afternoon, he pounced on an awful Fulham pass-back to give his side a crucial 1-0 lead.

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Goal aside, Manning was immense in the 1-1 draw. He told Sky Sports the past few weeks, during which he signed a new contract that keeps him with the club until 2019, had been ‘a whirlwind’.

Ryan Manning is named Man of the Match.

1st goal for @QPRFC
47 touches
7 crosses

Yesterday he also signed a new contract with the club pic.twitter.com/VdkmcdmI28

— Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) January 21, 2017

Irish supporters, especially those that follow our domestic league, will know all about Manning’s potential. He was picked up from Galway and is now, well and truly, making his mark in The Championship.

There was one QPR chant that worried more than a few Irish supporters hoping for Martin O’Neill to call the 20-year-old up as soon as possible.

https://twitter.com/TheRoyalStone/status/822792114765529088

https://twitter.com/_Ash_94_/status/822821116842483712

Others were just excited for what the future brings

https://twitter.com/DiscoDean7/status/822817880987332608

Ryan Manning this is the futur for @FAIreland #ireland

— Cedric 🍀 🐙 (@cedric_lambert1) January 21, 2017

The R’s fans may have been claiming him until 2019 but England have been warned off!

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