Slaughtneil manager Michael McShane believes his team are well equipped to spring an upset in Sunday’s All-Ireland club senior hurling championship semi-final against Ballygunner.

The Ulster champions from Derry will be looking to reach their first All-Ireland decider when they travel to Parnell Park (throw-in 1.30pm) to take on the eight-in-a-row Waterford champions.

Speaking to BBC Sport ahead of Sunday’s clash in the capital, McShane says his team are in good shape for the showdown with the Gunners.

"We're up against a form side but we haven't played an All-Ireland semi-final against a side that wasn't in form," he said.

"They're a very good team but not an unbeatable team. We played Ballyhale two years ago and for me they're the top dogs - we went toe-to-toe with them for 64 minutes and fell short at the end.

"We believe we're a better team that we were then, we're better equipped for what's ahead of us - we obviously have a plan in place. There's a lot of talk about how good Ballygunner are and not a lot of talk about how good we are - we like that."

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