Football

Key battle...

Conor McManus (Monaghan)

v Jason McLoughlin (Cavan)

JASON McLoughlin is earning a bit of a name for himself on the inter-county stage. He was tasked with shadowing Armagh's Jamie Clarke and Fermanagh's playmaker Shane McCabe in Cavan's two Championship games to date and performed very well. So it stands to reason that Breffni boss Terry Hyland will give the 21-year-old Shannon Gaels man-maker the Conor McManus portfolio in Clones tonight. After a quiet game against Antrim, Monaghan's top marksman will be eager to deliver a game-winning display by making a dent on the St Tiernach's Park scoreboard.