Stephen Cluxton had 'a couple of hairy moments' against Mayo but John O'Leary expects normal service to be restored in Saturday's replay.

A couple of uncharacteristic errors from the capital's captain helped Mayo to claw their way back from the seven point deficit they faced in the closing stages of last Sunday's penultimate clash.

"Whatever about (Cluxton) missing frees, free-takers will miss them," Dublin goalkeeping great O'Leary pointed out to The Irish Independent.

"He had a couple of hairy moments and he was saved by (John Small) for one of them.

"I just think he made a mistake by taking a couple of kick-outs too quickly. He was almost feeding the momentum they had.

"It was a poor day by the high standards he has set for himself."

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