Kieran McGeeney has highlighted the threat that Cavan full-forward David Givney poses to his Armagh side in Kingspan Breffni Park this Sunday.

The Breffni target man asked serious questions of the Orchard rearguard when the two sides met in the league back in March and, speaking to The Irish News, McGeeney revealed they will be looking to take a leaf out of Tyrone's book from the Division 2 final when it comes to trying to curb his influence.

"Givney caused us more problems than anybody the last time at full-forward. They got a lot of scores off him.

"Colm Cavanagh sat in front of him and it seemed to negate that.

"It's how they get the ball. For me, the two midfielders, along with [Dara] McVeety and [Martin] Reilly, deliver them in. They play that attacking system, they have movement and dynamic pace, which is going to be our greatest problem. 

"Those fellas can play football alright, they can finish, but it's the way they get the supply."

The fact that Cavan has home advantage for the last eight clash is not a concern for 'Geezer'...

"Cavan always play well there, but it is a big pitch and I think, from Armagh's point of view, that is a good thing. A big open pitch… you would rather play on it than a tight pitch. We have a lot of ground to make up. Cavan are in Division One now, they are probably, outside of Dublin, one of the highest-scoring teams in the country at the moment.

"Against Tyrone [in the Division Two final], people said they were well under control, but they scored 15 points, so I would hate to see if we didn't have them under control.

"We know we have a tough job in front of us, but there is not much point in me pushing that. It is going to be a tough task."

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