"He will go back to his club now and we wish him well. He was one of our best players on Thursday night and deserved his goal."

Nineteen-year-old Celtic full-back Lee O'Connor, who made his senior debut for Ireland against the All Whites, has also left the squad, in his case to rejoin Stephen Kenny's under-21s.

O'Connor was suspended for Thursday's 1-0 European Championship qualifying win in Armenia, but is available once again for Tuesday's clash with Sweden at Tallaght Stadium.

McCarthy said: "Lee had a really good debut. I was impressed with him and I've told him to be very proud of how he played."

The manager has no plans to add to a squad which now comprises 25 men ahead of Monday night's concluding Group D fixture.

Those players who were not involved against New Zealand trained at Abbotstown on Friday afternoon, while those who were underwent a recovery session.

The players and management team are due to watch Denmark's penultimate qualifier against Gibraltar on television at the team hotel on Friday evening.