Monaghan manager Malachy O'Rourke is expecting a hostile atmosphere in Kingspan Breffni Park on Sunday but is confident his players will stick to the game-plan.

"You don't want them to get too involved in that," the Farney boss remarked to The Irish News.

"You want to keep them focused on the jobs they have to do.

"It's a local derby and in local derbies in any sport form goes out the window. It's all on the day and who performs best.

"It's about who reacts mentally to the crowd and to different things that happen. Sometimes games like this can take on a life of their own and that's what we have to be prepared for.

"There's no doubt that it is going to be a battle and no doubt Cavan are confident and looking forward to the game, but it's a challenge we're looking forward to."

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