McManus: Monaghan's championship only started with Meath win

Monaghan will travel to play Galway this Saturday afternoon and three-time All-Star McManus is drawing confidence from a number of sources.

KICKSTART: Conor McManus of Monaghan signs autographs after the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3 match between Monaghan and Meath. Pic: Ben McShane, Sportsfile

Veteran attacker Conor McManus says the championship only really started for Monaghan last weekend when they played what was effectively their first knock-out game.

The Farney turned the corner on a terrible run of results with their first win since January, dumping Meath out of the championship and securing a preliminary quarter-final tie.