Michael O'Neill's first year as Northern Ireland boss

Michael O'Neill is announced as the the manager of Northern Ireland at Windsor Park

O'Neill answers questions from the media at a Northern Ireland training session before his first game against Norway

Photographers scramble to get the shot as O'Neill takes charge of Northern Ireland for the first time at Windsor Park

O'Neill's reign as Northern Ireland boss starts with a 3-0 defeat in an international friendly against Norway in Windsor Park

O'Neill's second game in charge was a 6-0 defeat by the Netherlands in Amsterdam when the Dutch were preparing for the Euro 2012 finals

Martin Paterson's 84th minute penalty gave Northern Ireland a 3-3 draw in a friendly against Finland at Windsor Park in August

NI boss O'Neill greeted players at the Milk Cup tournament after performing the opening ceremony at the international youth tournament

Roy Carroll applauds the travelling Northern Ireland fans after the 2-0 defeat by Russia in a World Cup qualifier in September

Da Mota's 86th minute shot deflected off Ryan McGivern to give Luxembourg a 1-1 draw in a World Cup qualifier in Belfast

Niall McGinn fired O'Neill's team into the lead against Portugal - the team ranked third in the world - in a World Cup game in October

The 1-1 draw in Portugal was the highlight of Michael O'Neill's first year in charge of Northern Ireland

Substitute David Healy scored an injury-time free kick from outside the penalty box to secure a 1-1 draw against Azerbaijan at Windsor Park

Michael O'Neill will look ahead to his second year as manager hoping for a maiden victory