McGuinness thanks Celtic bosses as focus switches to Donegal

Jim McGuinness has paid tribute to his Celtic bosses Neil Lennon and Dermot Desmond for allowing him time to focus on Donegal’s push for a three-in-a-row.

Celtic manager Neil Lennon told McGuinness to take a few weeks off in order to fine-tune preparations for the Ulster final clash with Monaghan on Sunday week.

McGuinness revealed that when he returned to Glasgow the morning after his team’s Ulster semi-final win over Down, Lennon told him to “get the trophy back to Donegal”.