Martin Russell confident Limerick can cause upset at Turner’s Cross

Limerick FC manager Martin Russell believes his team can travel to Turner’s Cross for tomorrow’s meeting with title-chasing Cork City with renewed hope of avoiding relegation.

After failing to win their first 22 games and going 10 points adrift at the bottom, Limerick seemed doomed going into August, but wins in their two most recent outings have narrowed the gap on Sligo Rovers to four points ahead of the Munster derby.

Russell, who has set the Shannonsiders the objective of five wins from their final 10 matches, said: “That’s the type of target we’ve got to aim for and that’s why we’ve got the hardest task. Others don’t need as much going into the run-in, but we’ve just got to try and maximise each game.