Ominous signs as Donegal make it three from four

ULSTER SFC FINAL:

The Donegal boss basked in the achievement of winning a third Ulster title in four years, a feat he immediately ranked ahead of their All-Ireland success in 2012, and then revealed he knew at 10am yesterday his team were going to turn the tables on Monaghan.

Twelve months ago, Monaghan took the game by the scruff of the neck, scoring the first four points in the opening eight or nine minutes, but yesterday it was Donegal who set the tone early on.