Kevin McStay has no concerns about Mayo playing an Allianz Football League Division 1 final against Kerry a week before they face Sligo in the first round of the Connacht SFC.

In fact, the Mayo manager welcomed the extra game next Sunday and the opportunity to win some early-season silverware after his side edged out Donegal to finish top of the table.

"We reflect on the league as seven tough games and we got an awful lot out of it. We developed as a group and certainly built out our capacity and got a lot of things out of the league,” he explained to RTÉ.

"We have found the best way to navigate is one day, and one game at a time.

"What a game to have at this time of the year - a fantastic game to have and fantastic prep. It really sends the league to bed on a national stage in Croke Park. Then we'll get ready for the championship game thereafter.

"That's the way we've approached it since we became the management team and it's not going to change."

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