Aiden O'Brien loving life under Damien Duff as he eyes Shels' FAI Cup run

Shelbourne attacker Aiden O'Brien does not believe that his side’s FAI Cup quarter-final clash with Derry will have any bearing on the title race, regardless of who ultimately comes out on top.

Shels travel to the Brandywell on Saturday evening with a place in the semi-final of the cup up for grabs.

The quarter-final is a clash of the top two in the league race, but O’Brien feels that the result will have little bearing on the destination of the league title.

"No, it’s don't think I'm going to put any pressure on any of our teammates, anyone involved in Shels in that regard," he said when asked if there a win could held deliver a blow in the title race.

"It's another big game, you know, it's a cup game. It's a quarter-final game and we're going to take it as it is.

"The league's the league, the cup's the cup and that's the next game at hand, and it's a way to a tougher opposition in Derry.

"We know what's at hand, the gaffer gave us the heads up and, and we've been working all week on how to go and get the result there and we're looking forward to it."

O’Brien has hit the ground running at Shelbourne since joining the club last month and has already scored some crucial goals for his side, most notably the winner in a 1-0 win away to Dundalk.

The former Republic of Ireland international has credited Damien Duff with helping him make a seamless transition to the League of Ireland, and he’s hoping to repay his manager’s faith in him.

"It's been really easy, actually, just because of how the manager and the staff and the boys have taken to me, it's been quite a smooth transition," O’Brien said speaking of the move.

"It's kind of helped me on the pitch as well. You know, with scoring two goals early in my time here and it's been all