Brian Dooher is under no illusions about the task facing Tyrone against Donegal in Sunday’s Ulster SFC semi-final at Celtic Park.

While the Red Hands laboured to an extra-time victory over Cavan last weekend, Donegal produced the performance of the Championship so far to take down Allianz League champions Derry in their own backyard. And Dooher was suitably impressed.

“No words could do it justice, how good they were. It was as good a performance as I have seen. They just dismantled Derry basically who were two in-a-row Ulster champions, League champions, that’s what they did, and in some style,” the Tyone joint-manager told reporters.

“They have phenomenal pace, phenomenal work rate, it was a great match to watch actually. To be fair to Derry, give them credit too, but Donegal’s goals were real exhibition stuff.

“Jim (McGuinness) was here – I’m not sure he’ll go away too worried, let’s be honest about it. Our performance today was nowhere near. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out that performance is nowhere near what we need for Donegal.”

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