Mayo minor football boss Tony Duffy insists his team can put it up to Tyrone in Sunday's All-Ireland semi-final.

The Ulster champions are odds-on favourites to lift the Tom Markham Cup after destroying both Armagh and Kerry in their two most recent outings, but Duffy is convinced his players are good enough to cause an upset.

"We really feel that we're in with a serious shout and we're not going up there to make up the numbers. My gut feeling is that we're in good shape and the lads' heads are where we want them to be. We're going to have a right crack at Tyrone," he told the Mayo News.

"We're devising a strategy to counteract their style and believe they are eminently beatable. "If things go our way, we get a bit of luck, a few refereeing decisions, we'll be there or thereabouts. But we have to play well. That's the key issue."

Duffy is well aware of Tyrone's abilities but while he respects them, he doesn't fear them.

"I haven't seem them in the flesh but I've watched them on DVD and they're a serious outfit," he admitted.

"They play a very similar game to the Tyrone seniors. They pressure teams, force turn-overs, and attack at pace. They're comfortable on the ball too and play with that familiar Tyrone style. They're going to be hard to break down but we're going to have to try anyway."

Mayo have injury concerns over defenders Brendan Harrison (shoulder) and Conor Walsh (dead leg) while substitute Eamonn McAndrew is almost certainly out of contention with a back problem. Tweet

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