Conor McManus believes Monaghan can deliver

Nine years Conor McManus has spent in the Monaghan shirt, on but one occasion was he overlooked.

From 33 championship games has he featured in 32. Little wonder then, those 70 minutes spent on the bench continue to play on the mind.

The date was August 12, 2007. Monaghan, bidding to end a 19-year gap to their last All-Ireland semi-final appearance, were piped by Kerry at Croke Park on a scoreline of 1-12 to 1-11. The quarter-final performance would represent the high-water mark of Seamus McEnaney’s six-year stint as manager.