Skipper Murray returns to action as City focus on routing rivals Drogheda

ONE of the more potent domestic rivalries of recent seasons resumes at Turner’s Cross tonight when Cork City face Drogheda United in the Setanta Cup (Setanta Ireland, 8.05pm).

The joint table-toppers in Group One will bid to resume winning ways after opening Setanta Cup victories but then failing to collect maximum points in their first two games of the eircom League season.

Cork skipper Dan Murray returns after a bout of tonsillitis saw him miss Friday’s 1-1 draw with Shamrock Rovers but, with full back Danny Murphy suspended, the Leesiders will be forced into another reshuffle at the back. Manager Alan Mathews has also indicated that he might make one or two other changes this evening, which could mean a start for striker John O’Flynn, who was an injury-time sub at Tolka Park.