Michael Murphy is confident Donegal can beat Cavan without him.

Injured captain Murphy will be a notable absentee when the Tir Chonail men put their Ulster title on the line for the first time in Sunday's preliminary-round clash at Breffni Park, but the Glenswilly ace is backing his team-mates to deliver the goods.

He insists Donegal is not a weaker proposition without him:

"I suppose it's something that has been said in media circles but it has never filtered through to this team," he comments in The Irish News.

"They'd be foolish to ever think that. Gaelic football is a 30-man game now.

"The boys put any inclinations of that to bed in the Armagh game as they were very impressive.

"I'll just keep going at the rehab. I'm on the bike now and I'll get out on the pitch in a couple of weeks' time.

"There have been no setbacks - everything is going well - and the leg is getting stronger and feeling stronger." Tweet

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