"I think we've more options this year than we've had before"

Mayo manager James Horan. ©INPHO/Morgan Treacy.

Mayo boss James Horan says he’s happy to have more options than ever before for this Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC final against Dublin.

The Connacht champions are 5/2 outsiders to halt the Dubs’ six-in-a-row bid this weekend at Croke Park and line-up against them for the third time in five years on the biggest stage.

Speaking ahead of the decider, Horan feels it’s the deepest Mayo squad he has ever been involved with.

"I think we've more options this year than we've had before," he told Sky Sports GAA.

"Mark Moran had a knock, he's coming back from injury, he has scored heavy for us this year. We've some other players, Ryan (O'Donoghue) has come in and done well, Tommy (Conroy) is scoring heavy for us.

“We've more options and some to come off the bench as well. Darren Coen came on the last day and he was a heavy scorer in Mayo club football this season. So, we have more options in very simple terms which is a great place to be in.

"More so than any other year we have a lot of players that are very close to the starting 15 and 26. You see our 26 has changed pretty much in each game, we have a good pool to select from. As we have done all year, the next couple of sessions will shape some of that."