Dessie Farrell is confident that Dublin will find their form when some of their absent stars return over the coming weeks.

The All-Ireland champions go into the Allianz Football League two-week break with no points after losing to both Monaghan and Mayo. But their manager isn’t panicking.

"We still have bodies to come back," he pointed out in an interview with RTÉ.

"We knew that we were coming into it behind the curve a little. A lot of the teams, from what we understand, have been back a long time and have a lot of work done.

"You can see that in the conditioning of both oppositions that we played. They have a lot done on their game plan and tactically as well. It's a long season. The league is going to be very tough for us now but that’s all part of it. We’ve been in this position before.

"At the same we’re getting to blood some new players, trying out one or two things ourselves. There is plenty of room for growth in our game and hopefully we’re able to turn a corner in the next couple of weeks.

"Obviously, it’s all a platform for what’s to come in the summer."

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