When it comes to Lee Keegan's close attentions, Diarmuid Connolly has to 'suck it up and get on with it' - that's the opinion of his St Vincent's club-mate Ger Brennan.

As the media focus hones in on the the individual battle between the pair ahead of this Saturday's All-Ireland final replay, two time All-Ireland winner Brennan told The Irish Independent: "Any forward is going to be targeted by a back, and that comes with the territory.

"Obviously the better you are, the more attention you are going to get and you call it gamesmanship or whatever you want to call it, I'm fine with that.

"And if he's getting that attention then he has to suck it up and get on with it.

"He's not one for giving out to linesmen or referees or umpires, maybe does he have to do that? Or someone has to do that on his behalf?

"If he played a bit closer to the Mayo goalmouth for a couple of minutes, maybe Keegan mightn't get away with as much of the pulling and dragging - which I'm fine with too as a back, if you can get away with it, go for it!"

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