Jamesie O'Connor believes Limerick have the strongest squad going into the 2021 All-Ireland senior hurling championship and when on top of their game "there's nobody in the country that can last with them."

John Kiely's All-Ireland champions will open the defence of their Munster crown against Cork at Semple Stadium this evening.

Having not lost a competitive fixture since the 2019 All-Ireland semi-final, Limerick's 14-match unbeaten run was brought to an end by Galway in the Allianz League recently before falling to back-to-back defeats against Waterford.

Writing in his column for Sky Sports GAA, Clare All-Ireland winner O'Connor has put a line through that form.

"To that end, I wouldn't read anything into Limerick's defeats to Waterford and Galway, or their draw with Tipperary. I still think the Treaty have the strongest panel in Ireland. And they will be ready for Saturday night when they face Cork in Semple Stadium. This Treaty team knows what championship hurling is all about," he said.

"John Kiely tested his panel over the last two months, bringing in Cathal O'Neill and Colin Coughlan and also trying fringe players. That was all with the medium-term view of getting his strongest XV onto Tom Semple's Field at 7pm on Saturday."

He continued: "If the All-Ireland champions play to their peak, there's nobody in the country that can last with them."

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