Kevin McManamon: It’s tough at top

Dublin’s Kevin McManamon believes it’s tough to claim back-to-back All-Ireland titles in modern day football.

A third successive Championship win over Kerry last month ensured Sam Maguire failed to return to the Kingdom, while 12 months ago, Dublin lost out on Gaelic football’s top prize, after Donegal forced their exit in the semi-final.

McManamon revealed yesterday that he felt Dublin weren’t going to reach the heights of 2013 last year, and that they had to work incredibly hard to get back to the summit this time around.