Cathal McCarron says Tyrone were expecting to beat Dublin in the league final.

Having given as good as they got, the Red Hands were edged out by a single point in the Division One decider as the Dubs floated over a few late scores.

Dromore clubman McCarron was one of many Tyrone players to impress, keeping former Footballer of the Year Bernard Brogan on a short leash, and he says the impressive performance was no less than the Ulster men were expecting:

"People were saying that we were 3/1 to win against Dublin but that seemed like a very big price in a two-horse race," the O'Neill County defender told The Irish Times.

"It seemed that way to us anyway. We expected to win. We weren't just coming down to fulfil the fixture.

"It just didn't happen for us - there were a few breaks at the end that didn't come our way. But it's all go now to the Donegal game. It's only four weeks away and it's all systems go." Tweet

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