Tyrone boss Mickey Harte feels the winners of Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final between Dublin and Kerry will go on to claim Sam Maguire next month.

The Red Hands' quarter-final conquerors Mayo currently await Sunday's victors and Harte, who looks set to extend his tenure into 2018, doesn't see the Connacht men ending their long wait for a final victory against either opponent on September 18th.

"You would definitely think that the All-Ireland winners will come from the Dublin v Kerry game. I believe that either of these two teams will beat Mayo," Harte told the Belfast Telegraph.

He added: "I can't see Mayo producing enough over 70 minutes to come out on top. They have been very good in spells in some of their games to date when they had purple patches but a purple patch will not be good enough to bring victory in the final.

"Mayo will really need to have a decent consistent spell with a few purple patches included if they are to have any chance of winning but I still think they fall short of what is required to win an All-Ireland title and that's certainly not sour grapes because they beat us."

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