Martin O’Neill ended his five year spell as the Republic of Ireland manager after relegation from their Nations League group was confirmed on Monday evening.

During his five years, the former Leicester City and Aston Villa boss’ greatest achievement was guiding the boys in green to the Round of 16 in Euro 2016.

But failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup and subsequent poor performances, O’Neill plus his backroom staff, including Roy Keane have decided to leave their positions.

This leaves the FAI the task of replacing him before the start of Euro 2020 qualifying campaign that starts in March 2019.

We take a look at the bookies’ favourites.

Damien Duff 50/1

Duff has been involved in the national team youth set-up since retiring from the game in December 2015.

The winger made 100 international appearances for his country and would be a popular choice.

Noel King 50/1

King this month stepped down from his role as the U21 manager which he had held since 2010.

He has taken up the role of Player Identification Manager for the Football Association of Ireland, but could he be persuaded out of retirement?

Jim McGuinness 50/1

A strange one but Gaelic football’s Jim McGuinness is apparently in the running for the job.

McGuinness has his UEFA license but is more known for winning the All-Ireland Football Championship with Donegal as a player and a manager.

Michael O’Neill 40/1

Even weirded, Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill is just 40/1 to take over the role further south.

O’Neill has done wonders for the Northern Irish in his seven years, including leading them to their first ever European championships in 2016.

Paul Lambert 40/1

Lambert is the first of many ex-Premier League managers to feature on this list, but there is one big reason why he is 40/1.

The Scotsman has only just taken over the role at Ipswich Town.