James Horan sees no reason why Donegal should be complaining about physicality.

Jim McGuinness has claimed that other teams are trying to rough up the All-Ireland champions but Mayo boss Horan points out that the Tir Chonail men have set the bar in terms of physicality and would try anything to get an edge:

"Donegal have been the leaders in that," Horan is quoted in The Irish Times. "There's no doubt about that. They've brought physicality in GAA to a new level, and fair play to them.

"They brought a new dimension to football last year, I think, in many ways, and particularly in the area of physicality.

"Look, Donegal and their backroom team, they're competitive. They're All-Ireland champions. Anything that'll give them an advantage, they'll try.

"Last year they mastered many new skills and brought football to a different level on many fronts ... particularly in the area around physicality.

"They really ratcheted that up last year and put a lot of teams to the sword based on their strength and their power and their tackling.

"I don't know if any of ye have been at the end of a Michael Murphy tackle recently but there's serious, serious physicality in that team. So they've been the leaders on that front." Tweet

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