Bournemouth’s Arter delighted at Irish success

Bournemouth midfielder Harry Arter admitted he was delighted his hard work with the Cherries is starting to pay off in the green of Ireland.

Arter’s meteoric rise under Eddie Howe at Bournemouth has seen the 26-year-old rocket into international contention with Martin O’Neill’s Republic of Ireland.

After winning man of the match on his full debut against the Netherlands in May, he marked his first competitive start with another fine performance as Ireland defeated World Cup Group D qualification rivals Austria 1-0 in Vienna.

And Arter, who has played 11 times for Howe’s side in the Premier League this season, hopes his continued graft at Bournemouth pays dividends for club and country.

“I had to just keep on working hard with Bournemouth and I’m really grateful that Martin has given me my chance. Thankfully we got a positive result and hopefully he was happy,” he explained.

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“We didn’t have a great record in Vienna – in fact it was a very poor record, so it’s good to come here and get a result.

“The result puts us in a great position, and them, Austria, in a lot of trouble for the rest of the qualifying campaign.

“You looked at the group and you probably would have viewed them as one of the favourites, so it’s great to come here and take three points. That’s backed up a few good results before this game, so everything’s looking good at the moment.”