All the pretenders to Dublin's throne have to up their game, according to Paddy Christie.

Speaking to the Irish Sun ahead of next Sunday's Sam Maguire Cup decider, the former Dublin full-back reveals he doesn't expect Jim Gavin's four-in-a-row chasing players to drop their standards any time soon and that means their opponents have work to do to catch up with them.

"I actually feel the other teams are falling away. I don't see Dublin coming back into the chasing pack," the three-time Leinster medalist commented.

"And I don't feel they need to do anything revolutionary to stay ahead.

"There is no major structural work needed or major surgery - they just need to stay doing what they are doing.

"They have the team, the system and the bench. It's up to the others to do the major surgery."

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