‘He is one-way traffic’ – Jim McGuinness developing a ruthlessly efficient Donegal

Not since 2008 have Derry beaten Donegal in a Ballybofey Ulster championship encounter.

EFFICIENT; Donegal manager Jim McGuinness on the line against Derry. Pic: ©INPHO/Lorcan Doherty.

Donegal 1-25 (1–2-21) Derry 1-15 (1-3–9)

Despite the gloss of a ten-point triumph, regardless of the giddy majority in the delighted 15,105 crowd, even with key faces making their mark, Donegal were not devastating.