Mickey Harte says the Tyrone game is Donegal's "be-all and end-all".

While Harte's Tyrone were busy winning the McKenna Cup and reaching the league final, Donegal have been building themselves up solely for the Ulster SFC first-round clash at Ballybofey, which is now just 19 days away.

When asked by The Irish News if he would be keeping tabs on the Tir Chonail men in the run-up to the game, the Tyrone manager wasn't slow in pointing out that the All-Ireland champions have placed all their eggs in one basket:

"Not really. They have set out their stall that this match is their be-all and end-all. They've been saying that for a good while. That's the way they've been preparing for it.

"They've made no secret of the fact that that was their chief date when the draw was made. They'll prepare their own way and we'll prepare our own way.

"We know enough about them from last year; we know enough about playing them in the league this year to give us a good indication of their strength. And there is plenty of that." Tweet

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