McManus stars as Monaghan swagger

Monaghan 1-18 Armagh 1-13

Having laboured in Clones eight days earlier, Monaghan were back in the groove, the swagger and confidence which saw them stun Donegal in last year’s Ulster final safely returned.

Monaghan came bristling with intensity, and won the fight in the first half. They led 1-8 to 1-4 at the interval and played with a purpose and with a work-rate absent from their game the previous week.