Five-time All-Ireland winner Marc Ó Sé says Jim McGuinness deserves massive credit for Donegal’s rejuvenation over the past two seasons.

The back-to-back Ulster champions will contest their county’s first All-Ireland SFC final in 11 years on Sunday when they take on Kerry at Croke Park (4pm) looking to claim a first Sam Maguire Cup success for Donegal since 2012.

Speaking to RTE Sport this week, former Kingdom defender Ó Sé said McGuinness and his backroom team have done incredible work to get the Tir Chonaill men back on football’s biggest stage.

"He has been so innovative in the way he goes about it. He's got a complete buy-in from these players. These fellas are just eating out of the palm of his hand,” he stated.

"Just look at where Donegal were two years ago under Paddy Carr. It was as though Donegal were going to go into the doldrums.

"All of a sudden, they get to an All-Ireland semi-final last year, you've Michael Murphy back in the fold, they're in an All-Ireland final now this year. It's been incredible what he's achieved in this short space of time.

"You would have to say with an incredible bunch of players. But he has also brought players through, the likes of [Finbarr] Roarty. Look what he has done. Man of the match in the last game, he's had an incredible season. They're all playing outstanding stuff and he has fellas really playing at the peak of their powers at the moment.

"He has the magic dust up there I think, there is no doubt about that. From a Kerry point of view, we know he's a serious manager. So we'll have to have our homework done in terms of like the different threats that they pose."

 

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