Ollie Cahill: We need players like Danny Mandroiu for Ireland

Ollie Cahill has tipped Danny Mandroiu to work his way back into Stephen Kenny's thoughts if he continues on his "current trajectory".

This time last year, the Shamrock Rovers attacking midfielder was receiving his first senior Republic of Ireland call-up.

While he did not ultimately feature in the 2021 June friendlies against Andorra and Hungary, Ireland manager Kenny's decision to draft him in suggested that the now 23-year-old is somewhere on his wider radar.

Ahead of Friday's top of the table clash in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division between Mandroiu's Hoops and Derry City which will be live on RTÉ2 and the RTÉ Player, the player has shown good form.

His brace against Finn Harps last Friday was his fifth goal in 13 league appearances, while he has also registered three assists.

Ireland return to action in June with fixtures in the UEFA Nations League and although those games may come too soon for a Mandroiu call-up, ex-Shamrock Rovers, Drogheda United and Bohemians winger Cahill believes the player has unique characteristics that could be useful for the Boys in Green.

"He's young (and) in good form and (for) Ireland, we need players like that," Cahill told this week's RTÉ Soccer Podcast.

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"They're the types of players we need in the international set-up."

Cahill believes Mandroiu is showcasing a different facet to his game this season as well as the way he has been dovetailing with another player tipped for an international recall.

"The thing that struck me about him just