The last Galway man to lift the Liam MacCarthy Cup believes Anthony Cunningham and his selectors should target Cork's full-back line in Sunday's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final.

Speaking to the Irish Independent, Conor Hayes opined: "Galway will have to ask questions in there, but they can't leave it all to Canning. They didn't bring Cathal Mannion into the game nearly as often as they should against Kilkenny.

"They've got find a way to get good ball through to those two. At the other end, it's important for Galway to provide plenty of defensive cover and take the sting out of the Cork attack.

"If they let the likes of Conor Lehane, Patrick Horgan and Seamus Harnedy run into spaces and onto loose ball, they are inviting trouble."

As regards Galway's poor record in Semple Stadium, the former manager advised: "They shouldn't worry about that. Every game is different. I'd see Sunday's game as a chance to make a big statement, not just about this year, but also about the next few seasons.

"Galway have had as many games as everyone else so it's not like the old days when we were going in cold against opposition that had been through provincial campaigns. There can be no excuses."

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