By Damian Dolan

Shane McManus has warned that they'll be "no complacency" from Sligo this time around, as they return to the scene of one of London's greatest triumphs, and the Yeats county's darkest days.

One team's joy, of course, is another's disappointment.

McManus lined out at half forward for the Yeats county that 2013 day, but on Sunday the Geevagh-native will be in London colours, having made his debut for the Exiles against Carlow in the opening round of this year's National League.

Having helped Sligo reach a Connacht final in 2012, McManus admits the Yeats men arrived at Ruislip "overconfident" five years ago.

"We took them [London] for granted," McManus told the Irish World. "It was 100 percent a bit of complacency.

"It was disappointing alright. It was a bit embarrassing to be the first team to come over and get beat in the Connacht Championship, especially after us reaching the Connacht final the year before."

McManus has been in contact with some of his former Sligo teammates and says they're taking Sunday's game "very serious". 

"There's no complacency, especially after we had a couple of good results in the league. They will have been watching out for that," he said.

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