BLOCK OUT THE SON

MICHAEL O’NEILL knows Northern Ireland will have to be note perfect to upstage a South Korean Son in today’s friendly at Windsor Park.

Tottenham forward Heung-min Son is the visitors’ star turn as the Green and White Army prepares for their first international of a busy 2018.

A victory would seal a landmark 100th win on home soil for Northern Ireland but O’neill is bracing himself for a stiff challenge against a Korean side fine-tuning its own preparations for the World Cup finals.

He is also acutely aware of the attacking threat offered by Spurs sensation Son who has scored 18 goals in 44 games for the London club this season.

“It’s a great challenge for us to play against him,” said O’neill. “If he became available, you’d have a lot of clubs around Europe very keen to have him in their squad. He’s on a