Enda McGinley expects Donegal manager Jim McGuinness to use Michael Murphy as an impact sub this season.

Murphy came out of retirement last year and started all of Donegal's championship games in their run to the All-Ireland SFC final. The 36-year-old has made two appearances off the bench in the Allianz League so far this year and McGinley thinks that trend will continue for the remainder of the season.

"It has to be the way McGuinness is thinking," the three-time Tyrone All-Ireland SFC winner told the RTÉ GAA podcast.

"Games are decided coming down the stretch, you need your big players, you need a lift. The big swings in games, the momentum, things that can happen midway through second halves, you need a really top player coming onto that pitch with 20 minutes to go.

"With Murphy’s age profile, with what he means to Donegal, with what he means to his players, his experience, his ability to kick two-pointers – all of those things coming down the stretch – as long as he (McGuinness) has other players all playing well then absolutely I think he’ll hold Murphy for that crucial 20, 25 minutes."

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