Austria manager Ralf Rangnick is confident that having quelled Erling Haaland, his team should be able to deal with the threat posed by Troy Parrott.

The Real Betis striker scored twice in the Republic of Ireland's 2-2 draw with Austria in Dublin, the first goal a dazzling individual effort which was immediately hailed as one of the best ever at the Aviva Stadium.

Rangnick's side appeared to be bound for their first defeat of the campaign but hit back with two quick-fire goals in the final 20 minutes to retain top spot in the table. After a subsequent draw in Kosovo, they sit top on eight points with victory guaranteeing their elevation to League A.

Following the comeback, Rangnick touted Parrott as the best player on the pitch but a month on, the ex-Manchester United interim manager is bullish about his side's chances on containing Ireland's attack in Linz.

"We played Norway here and we beat them 5-1 [in October 2024] and Erling Haaland didn't have a single opportunity to score," Rangnick told RTÉ Sport.

"So, if we can do that with Norway and with Erling Haaland, I'm positive that we can also do it tomorrow.

"We are fully aware of the importance of tomorrow's game but we are also fully aware that Ireland has a good team. We have experienced that, especially in the first half when we played in Dublin.

"We have a few players missing due to injuries but we had a good week of training in our camp in Aspern.

"If we can confirm the kind of performance that we played in the second half in Dublin and in the last four days in training, I'm positive and optimistic that we can win the game."

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Austria have been relatively free-scoring in the campaign, winning their two home matches 3-1 against both Israel and Kosovo.

They have yet to keep a clean sheet but Rangnick is relatively satisfied with their defence so far.

"I wouldn't say we conceded a lot of goals. We've conceded five and we scored nine. If we can keep that level, it's okay.

"But obviously, we also want to keep a clean sheet tomorrow, knowing that, especially in offence, Ireland has good players.

"We need a very concentrated and stable performance tomorrow in order to have a clean sheet."

Ten years ago this week, Ireland came away with a 1-0 victory from the 50,000 seater Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna, the country's principal stadium, named in honour of the deceased two-time European Cup winning manager.

However, this week, Ireland are being hosted in the rather pokier Raiffeisen Arena in Linz, which houses a capacity of 19,000 or so.

"The atmosphere has always been amazing. It feels like a tiger cage when we play here.

"It's up to us to create the same kind of atmosphere tomorrow."