Philly McMahon insists there is no bad blood between him and Colm Cooper.

The Dublin defender, who has been shortlisted for the Footballer of the Year award, comfortably won his duel with the Kerry legend in last Sunday week's All-Ireland final, but there seemed to be no love lost between the two after the final whistle.

However, speaking on Today with Sean O'Rourke on RTÉ Radio 1 yesterday, McMahon said: "I was thankful that Jim Gavin and the management team had the trust in me to mark such big names. Cooper is probably one of the best footballing forwards of my generation.

"We spoke and I said to him, 'You play your style of football and I'll play my style of football.' We both respected that and shook hands.

"I go out and play a certain type of football. Thankfully the way I play has got me certain plaudits. People are talking about me getting man of the matches and winning player of the year.

"Them individual accolades don't mean much to me unless the team wins. They trust in my capabilities to do a job for the team and they ask me to go and do it. Thankfully I've had a really good year and I've enjoyed it.

The Ballymun Kickhams man added: "I like to think I play on the edge and that will give me an advantage."

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