Sean Maguire: City sharpened my instincts as a striker

As he prepares for the Championship kick-off on Saturday with Preston, Sean Maguire says that Cork City turned him into the striker he is today

The Kilkenny man made the best possible debut for his new club by scoring in a friendly against Burnley last week, his confidence evident in the way he resisted the opportunity to pass to the well-positioned Eoin Doyle before finding the back of the net himself.

“Before I joined Cork or even at the start of my Cork career, I would have 100% passed the ball,” he said. “But the form I’ve been in with Cork, I feel that I can beat anyone and get a shot away.