Kyle Lafferty hailed Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill as the best manager he has played for after yet another match-winning performance at Windsor Park . In recent months Lafferty has been transformed from an infuriatingly erratic performer to the spearhead of his country 's unlikely push for a place at Euro 2016 . He netted both his side 's goals in Sunday 's 2-1 win over Finland , a sweetly-hit volley and a deft header , taking Northern Ireland to 12 points from a possible 15 and his scoring tally to five in as many qualifiers . Kyle Lafferty hailed Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill as the best manager he has played for . Lafferty netted both Northern Ireland 's goals in Sunday 's 2-1 win over Finland in Belfast . It is all a far cry from O'Neill 's first campaign , where Lafferty contributed more red cards ( one ) than goals ( zero ) . And the 27-year-old , currently on loan at Rizespor from Norwich , knows who to thank . 'The last campaign I let everyone down , but Michael had a word with me and it really hit home . I 'm probably glad he did that , ' said the man who now occupies second place on Northern Ireland 's scoring charts with 14 . 'Michael is the best manager I 've played under and he gets the best from me and pulls me to one side before every game . What he says inspires me and gets me up for the games . I 'm buzzing playing for him . ' Lafferty has been named man-of-the-match in all four Northern Irish wins , away in Hungary and Greece and at home against the Faroe Islands and Finland . But while he grows increasingly comfortable with being the side 's headline grabber , he is equally keen to share the plaudits . Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill ( left ) and Corey Evans applaud the home support after the win . O'Neill has seen Northern Ireland take 12 points from a possible 15 during qualifying in Group F. ' I do n't like calling myself a hero , I think all the boys were heroes out there , ' he said . 'There could have been five or six players who deserved to be man of the match in the game . ' I thought Jamie Ward , for example , was superb . I scored two goals which is brilliant for me personally , but if I do n't score another goal in the campaign and we qualify I 'll be happy enough . ' A place in France next summer would be a remarkable achievement for a side who have never reached a European Championship before , last made the World Cup finals in 1986 and placed fifth in their 2014 group . But belief is starting to turn to expectation before the players ' eyes . 'We ca n't get ahead of ourselves but if we keep playing like we are now , it would be a disappointment if we did n't get there , ' he said . We still have five games to go and everyone is beating everyone . 'The next game in June is going to be massive for us against Romania because it 's a top of the table clash . ' Lafferty of Northern Ireland scores with a header to make the score 2-0 during the match . Lafferty has been transformed from an erratic performer to the spearhead of his country 's unlikely push .
Northern Irleland beat Finland 2-1 to take 12 points from possible 15 . Kyle Lafferty scored both goals in the Euro 2016 qualifying match . TL;DR The United States