Jim McGuinness rated Donegal's victory over Monaghan as their best under his management.

The Tir Chonaill men bounced back from the disappointment of surrendering their Ulster and All-Ireland SFC titles last year to claim their third Anglo-Celt Cup in four years with a 0-15 to 1-9 triumph over holders Monaghan.

"I think it's our best victory in terms of the questions that were being asked of us and what was being said about us, and had the boys got the stomach for it," the Glenties man smiled.

"I think they proved today. I think it's our best victory because of the circumstances and because what surrounded it.

"Here, we were absolutely wrote off a week out from the Derry match and we're Ulster champions today. We were demoralised in Croke Park in the quarter-final last year. So to go from that point to put in a performance . . ."

He added: "If your character is questioned, it's a very important thing to any person in any walk of life. The character was questioned and there's only one way to sort that out, and that's to go back and try to win your province again." Tweet

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