The first leg tie gives Flynn the chance to ease his influential defender back to action following a hamstring injury.

It is also a chance for the Newry boss to get some peace and quiet in the dugout.

"Mickey is itching to get back. It's hard to listen to him on the bench, so we need to get him playing because you couldn't go through 90 minutes listening to him," Flynn joked.

"Emmet (Friars) is suspended for Tuesday, so Mickey will probably come in. He has been out now for four or five weeks and hasn't been able to train.

"But he played 45 minutes last week and was on the bench on Saturday at The Oval, so fingers crossed he will be back in action on Tuesday."

IFA Championship side Loughgall will be gunning for a second Premiership scalp after knocking out Institute in the previous round.

Niall Currie's men won't be short of confidence, especially after a 4-0 Intermediate Cup victory at the weekend.

And Flynn is cautious of tonight's visitors, despite Newry being heavily tipped to progress to the semi-finals of the Co-Operative.

"Loughgall will be a very tough game. It is a huge match," he said. "People will make us favourites, and if we play the way we did on Saturday against Glentoran, minus the silly mistakes, then we will go through. If we don't then it will be difficult.

"But it is over two legs and I would be confident of going through."

Flynn added: "Loughgall have already beaten Institute so they are more than capable of claiming another Premiership scalp. That's the message I will be drilling into the boys.

"We won't be taking Loughgall for granted because they are a Championship side. We will be up for it. It is a wee distraction in the league, so hopefully we can get a good win and then get another one on Friday night when we play Dungannon."

And Flynn admits he is 'in it to win it' as far as the League Cup goes this season.

"We enter every competition to win. The Co-Operative Insurance Cup is no different. If we had won at Glentoran on Saturday and gone on to win two or three on the bounce then we would be up challenging in the Premiership. We just can't turn the draws we are getting into wins," he said. "But this is a chance to get into a cup semi-final so we will go for it."