Dublin manager Ger Brennan says there’s “no panic” within his group after falling to two defeats from their opening two games in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League.

Having been beaten narrowly to Donegal in their opener, the Dubs lost to Mayo in Castlebar yesterday on a 1-18 to 2-9 scoreline and now sit at the bottom of the table alongside Monaghan who they will face in Round 3 on Saturday week at Croke Park

Speaking to RTE Sport after yesterday’s defeat to the Westerners, Brennan said that it’s “a league of exploration” for his group.

"There's certainly no panic," he said. "The league for us, it's about trying to unearth and blood up a couple of new players.

"We're obviously doing that strategically. We had a couple of new lads in this week, making debuts and a couple of guys last week making debuts and we’re just trying to see how they get on at this level.

"With the bigger picture in mind, which is obviously pushing hard for the Leinster Championship and the All-Ireland championship later on in the year, it’s a league of exploration.

"There's a risk-reward factor to it in terms of not having as many of your experienced guys in the field, but we know what those fellas can do. They've given a lot to Dublin, but we've probably at a turning point now where we had to start unearthing a couple of new guys and bring freshness to the whole group."

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