Mayo players’ jubilant 2016 celebrations not forgotten, warns Niall Sludden

Mayo might believe this Saturday that they have more motivation than Tyrone but Sludden seems fuelled by what happened at the final whistle five years ago

Niall Sludden. Picture: INPHO/Lorcan Doherty

The jubilant scenes among Mayo players after beating Tyrone in the 2016 All-Ireland quarter-final haven’t been forgotten, says Niall Sludden.

Coming in as favourites on the back of a provincial title, Mickey Harte’s side were narrowly defeated by a Mayo team who had stumbled through the qualifiers to reach the last eight.