Fermanagh boss Rory Gallagher has talked up Derry ahead of Sunday’s McKenna Cup showdown with the Oak Leafers in Enniskillen.

The Ernesiders will be looking for their second win of the pre-season competition (and first of 2019) when they welcome Damian McErlain’s charges to Brewster Park this weekend and Gallagher feels the next two games are welcome tests for his squad.

“It was hard to get excited about any of the fixtures pre-Christmas,” the former St Gall’s forward told The Irish News.

“We were glad to get the first game out of the way. It was very early but it’s good now to get Derry and Tyrone within the space of four days and, although Derry are in Division 4, I don’t think anyone sees them as a Division 4 team.”

He added: “I think Derry will be delighted to have their Slaughtneil players back and we are expecting them to have a stronger team out. Hopefully they will and it’ll be a really competitive game.”

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