Donegal defender Paddy McGrath accepts Dublin are 'hot favourites' for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final - but the Ardara man isn't raising a white flag just yet.

"I'm really looking forward to it," McGrath said to the Irish News. "We're back to where we were in 2011 - coming in as underdogs.

"We're playing a great team. It'll be an interesting game. It'll be a full house and that'll only add to the whole thing.

"There will be a savage atmosphere. Hopefully both sides will be able to find a level of performance that will make it Donegal's day.

"We're gearing for it as best we can and we're determined to give it our absolute best shot.

"Dublin have been very impressive. They've won all their games with plenty to spare. We're going in as big underdogs. They're hot favourites and rightly so.

"They're the team to beat. In that sense there is no big pressure on us.

"A lot of people aren't giving us much of a chance but we intend to have a say on the day. We know what we can do and we know ourselves what this side is made of.

"We're not going in there just to make up the fixture and let Dublin progress.

"We're going there with a winning mentality with the view to coming out on the right side of the result."

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